Bidding to drive: Car license auction policy in Shanghai and its public acceptance

Transport Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-52

  Chen, Xiaojie ^a   Zhao, Jinhua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Car ownership policy; License auction; Public acceptance; Shanghai; Vehicle quota control

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE; CAR OWNERSHIP; ENERGY USE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84874577292     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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