Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing Countries

Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing Countries

Different mechanisms have been adopted by developed and developing countries over the last decades to provide urban bus services. Although competitive tendering has been considered the standard method to procure urban bus services, it cannot be treated as a ready-made solution. Contracts are incompl...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Stumpf Duarte de Carvalho, Rui Cunha Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Infrastructures
Subjects:
regulation
contracts
public transportation
bus
developing countries
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/5/12/115
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spelling doaj-e161f0372e584c51bece48f42d17d95d2020-12-18T00:01:06ZengMDPI AGInfrastructures2412-38112020-12-01511511510.3390/infrastructures5120115Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing CountriesGabriel Stumpf Duarte de Carvalho0Rui Cunha Marques1Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalDifferent mechanisms have been adopted by developed and developing countries over the last decades to provide urban bus services. Although competitive tendering has been considered the standard method to procure urban bus services, it cannot be treated as a ready-made solution. Contracts are incomplete by nature and, after the tender, to avoid ex-post opportunism they must be properly monitored. Additionally, developing countries, in general, have weak regulatory bodies and limited capacity to oversee public contracts. This paper aims to review the literature to gather actions that can increase the competition in public tenders and improve service quality during the life of the contract in developing countries.https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/5/12/115regulationcontractspublic transportationbusdeveloping countries
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regulation
contracts
public transportation
bus
developing countries
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Rui Cunha Marques
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title Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing Countries
title_short Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing Countries
title_full Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing Countries
title_fullStr Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed Strategies to Foster Competition for the Market in the Urban Bus Sector in Developing Countries
title_sort strategies to foster competition for the market in the urban bus sector in developing countries
publisher MDPI AG
series Infrastructures
issn 2412-3811
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Different mechanisms have been adopted by developed and developing countries over the last decades to provide urban bus services. Although competitive tendering has been considered the standard method to procure urban bus services, it cannot be treated as a ready-made solution. Contracts are incomplete by nature and, after the tender, to avoid ex-post opportunism they must be properly monitored. Additionally, developing countries, in general, have weak regulatory bodies and limited capacity to oversee public contracts. This paper aims to review the literature to gather actions that can increase the competition in public tenders and improve service quality during the life of the contract in developing countries.
topic regulation
contracts
public transportation
bus
developing countries
url https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/5/12/115
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