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Titre La privatisation de la poste néerlandaise 1989 - 1997
Auteur Jean-Roland Barthélemy
Mir@bel Revue Flux
Numéro no 42, octobre-décembre 2000
Rubrique / Thématique
Dossier : La Poste et ses territoires
Page 22-34
Résumé anglais The holding KPN (Netherlands Post Office) was created in 1988; it gathers several companies that previously were part of the Dutch postal administration. KPN is floated in the Netherlands and in the USA. The privatization process is generally considered as fully successful, with post privatization yearly profits increased by 50% in less than ten years. This success is largely explained by the careful preparation of the privatization reform, the strong consensus reached within the Netherlands, and KPN' s very profitable monopoly on its home market. Its postal services subsidiary, PTT Post, which was fora long time accused of hindering the group's growth, achieved a remarkable performance when it acquired the Australian group TNT, one of the world's leading groups in international mail. PTT Post managed to grow through a strategy of internationalization and technical and commercial innovation (in a domestic market that was initially expected to shrink). However, this remarkable performance brings little benefit to domestic customers due to the absence of public regulation. Besides, KPN showed signs of fragmentation and increased vulnerability.
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