Increased coordination in public transport-which mechanisms are available?

Transport Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-125

  Sørensen, Claus Hedegaard ^a,b   Longva, Frode ^c  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bus service; Coordination; New Public Management; Organisation; Railway service; Transport policy

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SERVICE PROVISION; STAKEHOLDER; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

DENMARK; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78349313753     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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