What is it about?
This paper explains why urban public transport must be supported by public funds. The study develops a spatial model to solve the question of the amount of resources allocated for financing the transport services in a city.
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Why is it important?
The article is interesting as it explains why metropolitan areas need special financial aid from authorities. Big cities like Paris, Berlin or Madrid need extraordinary funds for this purpose.
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My personal experience as president of the spanish association of urban public transport has been used in the investigation. So, experience and practice, in conjuction, have alllowed to write this paper. which, in my opinión, will be interesting to managers, CEOs, and researchers.
Miguel Ruiz-Montañez
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This page is a summary of: Financing public transport: a spatial model based on city size, European Journal of Management and Business Economics, July 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/ejmbe-07-2017-007.
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