Analysis of the efficiency of local government services delivery. An application to urban public transport

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 929-944

  Pina, Vicente ^a   Torres, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

PRIVATE MANAGEMENT;

TRANSPORTATION;

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PLANNING METHOD; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0035546334     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(00)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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