GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES AND URBAN BUS TRANSPORT EVOLUTION IN BRAZIL

The urban bus transport system differs in each country due to the national government performance and local conditions. This paper describes the national government policy in the urban bus transport market and the bus companies concentration process in Brazil. The Brazilian system reveals that transport companies are well structured, and also shows the national government intervention in service regulation. (A) The French title of the paper is: "La politique gouvernementale et l'evolution du transport urbain par bus au Bresil". For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD E201484.

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  AA Balkema

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  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • CANCADO, V L
  • DA CRUZ, M V
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1017-22
• Serial:
  • URBAN TRANSPORT POLICY: A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOOL: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CODATU VIII, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 21-25 SEPTEMBER 1998
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Buses; Conferences; Economics; Federal government; Level of service; Organizations; Policy; Public transit; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8012: Brazil; 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 255: Economics; 183: Government (national); 653: Level of service; 9057: Organization (association); 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790117
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-5410-989-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 11 2000 12:00AM