La privatisation de la poste néerlandaise 1989 - 1997

Résumé En Fr

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.

consommateur domestique, faute d'une régulation publique en sa faveur. Des facteurs de fragilisation, voire d'éclatement du groupe sont apparus. Ainsi la cote séparée des actions de la filiale postale, devenue TNT Post Group, est une première phase d'une évolution dont l'issue reste encore incertaine et sur laquelle les pouvoirs publics n'ont plus guère de contrôle.