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Competition for Public Transport Services

Institutional Framework and Empirical Evidence of Bus Services in Germany

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Arne Beck

    1. civity Management Consultants, Berlin, Germany

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  • Presents a detailed analysis of the successes, failures, and factors that influence the competition for public bus transport services
  • Analysis based on extensive primary data that is usually not publicly available
  • Gives numerous policy recommendations for consideration by decision-makers and regulatory authorities whose goal is to increase competition for public bus transport services
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. OVERVIEW

    1. Introduction and Focus of Analysis

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 3-5

    2. General Literature Overview

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 7-10

    3. Structure of the Book

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 11-14

  4. The German Institutional Framework

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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  6. Competition for Non-Commercial Services

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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  7. COMPETITION FOR NON-COMMERCIAL SERVICES

    1. General Conditions Surrounding Non-Commercial Services

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 95-110

    2. Experiences with Competitive Tendering of Bus Services

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 111-136

    3. Factors Affecting Tender Prices

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 137-154

  8. Competition for Commercial Services

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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  9. COMPETITION FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES

    1. Market Entry Barriers for Commercial Services

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 157-187

  10. Conclusions and Outlook

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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  11. CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK

    1. Conclusions

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 191-195

    2. A Proposal to Improve the Current Awarding System in Germany

      • Arne Beck
      Pages 197-204

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 205-235
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About this book

This book evaluates the successes, failures, and factors that influence the competition for public bus transport services. Using Germany as a case study, the author explains the dichotomous system of a market with licenses for commercial services, where operators are granted exclusivity, and licenses for non-commercial services, where supplementary direct subsidies are tendered out by public transport authorities. The empirical analysis is based on primary data usually not publicly available, and supplemented by numerous expert interviews. The book aims to provide a basic understanding of the players and their options, offer insights into the German model, and make policy recommendations for those whose goal is to increase competition.

Authors and Affiliations

  • civity Management Consultants, Berlin, Germany

    Arne Beck

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Competition for Public Transport Services

  • Book Subtitle: Institutional Framework and Empirical Evidence of Bus Services in Germany

  • Authors: Arne Beck

  • Series Title: Contributions to Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2802-3

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-2801-6Published: 26 March 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-2949-5Published: 16 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-2802-3Published: 23 March 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1933

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 238

  • Topics: Economic Policy, Law and Economics, Procurement

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