Delivering value for money to government through efficient and effective public transit service continuity: Some thoughts

Transport Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 411-448

  Hensher, David A ^a   Yvrande Billon, Anne ^b   Macério, Rosério ^c   Preston, John ^d   White, Peter ^e   Tyson, Bill ^f   Van de Velde, D M ^g   van Wee, Bert ^h   de Aragéo, Joaquim José Guilherme ⁱ   dos Santos, Enilson Medeiros ^j   Filho, Rómulo Dante Orrico ^k   Hensher, David ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^f Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive   (United Kingdom)

^g DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^h DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^k FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^l NONE

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SERVICE PROVISION; STATE ROLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34447336153     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640701192351     Document Type: Review

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