Is the bus transport contracting system in South Africa leading to trusting relationships between contracted parties? An analysis of funding issues and the impact on relations between government and operators
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2010
Subject Area
mode - bus, place - africa, ridership - commuting, organisation - contracting, organisation - competition, economics - subsidy
Keywords
Trusting partnerships, Funding issues
Abstract
The 1996 South African White Paper on National Transport policy provided the guidelines for the restructuring of the commuter bus industry. The restructuring objectives were based on improving the competitiveness of and service levels within the industry through a competitive tendering regime, the selective implementation of negotiated contracts and the general transformation of the industry to also include improved transparency in the funding arrangements between government and operators. In order to set the context of the paper, a brief overview is provided of the progress made with policy implementation and the background to funding issues that are experienced in the bus transport sector. To gauge the impact of the funding issues on the relationship between government and operators, a survey of the largest contracted operators was undertaken to determine, amongst other, how these funding issues have potentially impacted on trusting relationships between contracted parties.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Walters, J. (2010). Is the bus transport contracting system in South Africa leading to trusting relationships between contracted parties? An analysis of funding issues and the impact on relations between government and operators. Research in Transportation Economics, Vol. 29, (1), pp. 362-370.
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