European urban public transport

Publicly owned public transport contributed to the distinctive character of 20th century European cities. Today, however, the sector is being opened up to various forms of competition. Using a comparative study of urban public transport in six European countries, this paper traces the emergence of a new European mode of regulation for the sector. This new framework has not, however, always led to a deterioration in wages or working conditions, since national employment systems remain important. Change has often been justified as leading to improved service quality: traditional public sector employment, above all job security, was seen as contributing to bad service for passengers. Our study, undertaken as part of the EU-funded Dynamo project, however finds no such simple link — either negative or positive — between the quality of service and the nature of employment

Business · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Job security · Labour economics · Political science · Public sector · Public service · Public transport · Engineering · Public Administration · Transport and Economic Policies · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics · Marketing

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