Performance-based quality contracts for the bus sector: Delivering social and commercial value for money

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-146

  Hensher, David A ^a   Houghton, Erne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SUBSIDIES;

BUS TRANSPORTATION;

BUS TRANSPORT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SERVICE PROVISION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EID: 0344704112     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-2615(03)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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