Leveling the playing field

Japanese: 競争条件の平等化 - きょうそうじょうけんのびょうどうか
Leveling the playing field

...To equalize the competitive conditions in the market for different modes of transportation that are in competition with each other. This is sometimes called leveling the competitive conditions (base). Railway businesses procure all inputs necessary for rail transport themselves, from basic facilities such as land and rails to trains, rolling stock, and even the labor of drivers, conductors, station staff, etc., and set fares so as to recover the costs incurred for these.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "leveling the playing field" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…互いに競合関係にある異なる交通手段の市場における競争条件を等しくすること。競争条件(基盤)の平等化と呼ばれることがある。鉄道事業は,用地,レールといった基礎的な施設から電車,車両,さらに運転手,車掌,駅員等の労働まで,鉄道輸送を行うのに必要なすべての投入物を自ら調達し,そのために要する費用を回収するように運賃を決めている。…

※「競争条件の平等化」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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