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A review of general practice in contracting public transport services and transfer to BRT systems

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  • Pedro, Marisa J.G.
  • Macário, Rosário

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Public transport is defined and structured in a wide variety of contractual practices, particularly the way authorities divide regulatory powers upon public transport, the way funding is organised, the ownership and transport operators' structure, the nature of the relationship between authorities and operators and the type of regulatory regime.

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  • Pedro, Marisa J.G. & Macário, Rosário, 2016. "A review of general practice in contracting public transport services and transfer to BRT systems," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 94-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:59:y:2016:i:c:p:94-106
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.07.010
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