The Limits To Competition In Urban Bus Services In Developing Countries

Author : Antonio Estache,Andr??s G??mez-Lobo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:931678203

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The Limits to Competition in Urban Bus Services in Developing Countries by Antonio Estache,Andr??s G??mez-Lobo Pdf

The authors make the case for the return of regulation in the organization of urban bus services in developing countries. During the past three decades urban public transport policy has gone through several phases. The 1980s and 1990s were characterized by liberalization of the sector from public ownership and monopoly provision. The experience of several countries, in particular Chile, indicates that a full liberalization of the sector may not be the welfare-maximizing option. The authors discuss the market failures that justify this claim and present the regulatory options available in this emerging new role of government. Throughout the paper they illustrate ideas with examples from Chile, Colombia, and a few other countries.

Author : Antonio Estache,Andrés Gómez-Lobo
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Buses
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Limits to Competition in Urban Bus Services in Developing Countries by Antonio Estache,Andrés Gómez-Lobo Pdf

Author : Harry T. Dimitriou,Ralph Gakenheimer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849808392

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Urban Transport in the Developing World by Harry T. Dimitriou,Ralph Gakenheimer Pdf

Policy-making for urban transport and planning of economies in the developing world present major challenges for countries facing rapid urbanisation and rampant motorisation, alongside growing commitments to sustainability. These challenges include: coping with financial deficits, providing for the poor, dealing meaningfully with global warming and energy shortages, addressing traffic congestion and related land use issues, adopting green technologies and adjusting equitably to the impacts of globalisation. This book presents a contemporary analysis of these challenges and new workable responses to the urban transport problems they spawn.

Author : M. Ramesh,Eduardo Araral,Xun Wu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135168230

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Reasserting the Public in Public Services by M. Ramesh,Eduardo Araral,Xun Wu Pdf

This landmark volume brings together leading social scientists including B Guy Peters, Anthony Cheung and Jon Pierre to systematically discuss emerging patterns of the reassertion of the state in the delivery of essential public services. Its coverage includes education, health care, transport and water in Asian and western countries.

Author : International Transport Forum
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789282102008

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ITF Round Tables Privatisation and Regulation of Urban Transit Systems by International Transport Forum Pdf

Examines experience in integrating private management and capital with public transport policy objectives in a number of developed economies.

Author : Nicolas Estupinan
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Air
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Affordability and Subsidies in Public Urban Transport: What Do We Mean, What Can Be Done? by Nicolas Estupinan Pdf

Abstract: Subsidy policies on public urban transport have been adopted ubiquitously. In both developed and developing countries, subsidies are implemented to make transport more affordable. Despite their widespread implementation, there are virtually no quantitative assessments of their distributional incidence, making it impossible to determine if these instruments are pro-poor. This paper reviews the arguments used to justify subsidy policies in public urban transport. Using different tools to quantitatively evaluate the incidence and distributive impacts of subsidy policy options, the paper analyzes the findings of a series of research papers that study urban public transport subsidy policies in developed and developing countries. The available evidence indicates that current public urban transport subsidy policies do not make the poorest better off. Supply-side subsidies are, for the most part, neutral or regressive; while demand-side subsidies perform better-although many of them do not improve income distribution. Considering that the policy objective is to improve the welfare of the poorest, it is imperative to move away from supply-side subsidies towards demand-side subsidies and to integrate transport social concerns into wider poverty alleviation efforts, which include the possibility of channeling subsidies through monetary transfer systems or through other transfer instruments (food subsidies, health services and education for the poor). The general conclusion of the paper is that more effort should be devoted to improve the targeting properties of public urban transport subsidies using means-testing procedures to ensure a more pro-poor incidence of subsidies.

Author : Kenneth A. Small,Erik T. Verhoef
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134495702

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The Economics of Urban Transportation by Kenneth A. Small,Erik T. Verhoef Pdf

This timely new edition of Kenneth A. Small’s seminal textbook Urban Transportation Economics, co-authored with Erik T. Verhoef, has been fully updated, covering new areas such as parking policies, reliability of travel times, and the privatization of transportation services, as well as updated treatments of congestion modelling, environmental costs, and transit subsidies. Rigorous in approach and making use of real-world data and econometric techniques, it contains case studies from a range of countries including congestion charging in Norway, Singapore and the UK, light rail in the Netherlands and freeway tolls in the US. Small and Verhoef cover all basic topics needed for any application of economics to transportation: forecasting the demand for transportation services under alternative policies measuring all the costs including those incurred by users setting prices under practical constraints choosing and evaluating investments in basic facilities designing ways in which the private and public sectors interact to provide services. This book will be of great interest to students with basic calculus and some knowledge of economic theory who are engaged with transportation economics, planning and, or engineering, travel demand analysis, and many related fields. It will also be essential reading for researchers in any aspect of urban transportation.

Author : Somik V. Lall,The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821398395

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Planning, Connecting, and Financing Cities — Now by Somik V. Lall,The World Bank Pdf

"This report was written by a team led by Somik V. Lall"--P. xi.

Author : Robert P. Inman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400833153

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Making Cities Work by Robert P. Inman Pdf

Making Cities Work brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy. Successful cities provide jobs, quality schools, safe and clean neighborhoods, effective transportation, and welcoming spaces for all residents. But cities must be managed well if they are to remain attractive places to work, relax, and raise a family; otherwise residents, firms, and workers will leave and the social and economic advantages of city living will be lost. Drawing on cutting-edge research in the social sciences, the contributors explore optimal ways to manage the modern city and propose solutions to today's most pressing urban problems. Topics include the urban economy, transportation, housing and open space, immigration, race, the impacts of poverty on children, education, crime, and financing and managing services. The contributors show how to make cities work for diverse urban constituencies, and why we still need cities despite the many challenges they pose. Making Cities Work brings the latest findings in urban economics to policymakers, researchers, and students, as well as anyone interested in urban affairs. In addition to the editor, the contributors are David Card, Philip J. Cook, Janet Currie, Edward L. Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, Richard J. Murnane, Witold Rybczynski, Kenneth A. Small, and Jacob L. Vigdor.

Author : David A. Hensher
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780128203934

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Bus Transport by David A. Hensher Pdf

Bus Transport: Demand, Economics, Contracting, and Policy examines in one source the most critical and current research themes of public transport relevant to regulators, planners, operators, researchers and educators. It highlights the wider economic impacts of public transport and compares energy usage across all public transport modes. The book examines the evolving debate on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and includes discussion of such themes as; public image issues, performance measurement and monitoring, contract procurement and design models, travel choice and demand, and global public transport reform. The book reflects the leading perspectives on the preservation and health of the bus sector, intending to move public transport reform forward. Compiles in one source up-to-date insights on important public transport themes, issues, and debates Examines a wide range of public transport topics in the multidisciplinary fields of economics, policy, operations, and planning Bridges the gap between scientific research and policy implementation

Author : Alejandro Tirachini,Daniel Hörcher,Erik T. Verhoef
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800375550

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Handbook on Transport Pricing and Financing by Alejandro Tirachini,Daniel Hörcher,Erik T. Verhoef Pdf

Taking a comprehensive approach to two central, closely intertwined themes in the field of transport economics, this illuminating Handbook recognizes the critical socioeconomic importance of transport pricing and financing.

Author : Andrés Velasco
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815720805

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Economia: Spring 2005 by Andrés Velasco Pdf

This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries.

Author : Aaditya Mattoo,Robert M. Stern,Robert Mitchell Stern,Gianni Zanini
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199235216

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A Handbook of International Trade in Services by Aaditya Mattoo,Robert M. Stern,Robert Mitchell Stern,Gianni Zanini Pdf

This title provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues in trade and liberalization of services. Providing a useful overview of the players involved, the barriers to trade, and case studies in a number of service industries, this is ideal for policymakers and students interested in trade.

Author : Martha Martinez Licetti,Georgiana Pop,Sara Nyman,Tania Priscilla Begazo Gomez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464809460

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A Step Ahead by Martha Martinez Licetti,Georgiana Pop,Sara Nyman,Tania Priscilla Begazo Gomez Pdf

Sustainable economic development has played a major role in the decline of global poverty in the past two decades. There is no doubt that competitive markets are key drivers of economic growth and productivity. They are also valuable channels for consumer welfare. Competition policy is a powerful tool for complementing efforts to alleviate poverty and bring about shared prosperity. An effective competition policy involves measures that enable contestability and firm entry and rivalry, while ensuring the enforcement of antitrust laws and state aid control. Governments from emerging and developing economies are increasingly requesting pragmatic solutions for effective competition policy implementation, as well as recommendations for pro-competitive sectoral policies. A Step Ahead: Competition Policy for Shared Prosperity and Inclusive Growth puts forward a research agenda that advocates the importance of market competition, effective market regulation, and competition policies for achieving inclusive growth and shared prosperity in emerging and developing economies. It is the result of a global partnership and shared commitment between the World Bank Group and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Part I of the book brings together existing empirical evidence on the benefits of competition for household welfare. It covers the elimination of anticompetitive practices and regulations that restrict competition in key markets and highlights the effects of competition on small producers and employment. Part II of the book focuses on the distributional effects of competition policies and how enforcement can be better aligned with shared prosperity goals.

Author : Carlos Oliveira Cruz,Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030612580

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The Renegotiations of Public Private Partnerships in Transportation by Carlos Oliveira Cruz,Joaquim Miranda Sarmento Pdf

This book provides a theoretical basis for understanding the phenomenon of renegotiations in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). It analyzes the case of transport projects, and provides empirical evidence from a variety of real-world projects. What drives renegotiations? Why are some projects more likely to be renegotiated than others? What are the outcomes? How can we improve the performance of renegotiation processes? These questions form the core of discussion in this book. PPPs are a procurement model for the delivery of infrastructure and public services that have experienced significant growth over the last three decades, particularly in terms of the development of transportation projects. The empirical evidence suggests that most PPP projects are inevitably renegotiated, i.e., the original contract needs to be adapted to new and unforeseen circumstances. The impacts of these changes on the welfare of the respective stakeholders are frequently asymmetric. Most academic research and professional guidelines are focused on PPP contract design and preparation of the procurement process, and very little has been published on the management and, mainly, the process of renegotiating that will – in all likelihood – occur. This book fills this gap in the academic discussion. Several country-based analyses and case studies from Europe and the Americas provide the reader with practical applications of the theory.