Thredbo 15: Recent submissions
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An analysis on institutional preparedness to bus route tendering in the context of a fragmented liberalized market: case study of Harare, Zimbabwe
Published 2017-01-01In many cities of the developed world, the previously public owned and subsidized bus operators which provided services with minimal exposure to competition have been deregulated. Literature suggests that deregulation ...Open AccessConference paper -
Financial implications of specifying service quality in public transport service contracts with a large captive user base – the case of South Africa
Published 2017-01-01Improved service quality is increasingly acknowledged as critical for increased patronage of public transport services. However, in markets characterised by large proportions of captive public transport users, typically ...Open AccessConference paper -
Looking back at 20 years of competitive tendering in the Norwegian bus industry – explaining cost increases and reduced competition
Published 2017-01-01Our paper investigates the developments in the Norwegian bus industry following the ramp-up of competitive tendering since the early 2000s. We analyse a complete dataset of all 232 local bus contracts awarded through ...Open AccessConference paper -
Local public transport in Russia: regulation, ownership and competition
Published 2017-01-01This workshop paper is motivated by the evolution of relations between public transport authorities and public transport operators all over the world. So far, however, there has been little discussion about this phenomenon ...Open AccessConference paper -
Public Transport – An Essential Service
Published 2017-01-01This paper titled, “Public Transport – An Essential Service”, asks the questions: (a) Is the contracting out of bus services by Government a truly competitive process? (b) Do the processes provide real competition, which ...Open AccessConference paper