Ownership and management for urban mass transit organizations have taken many forms over the years, with publicly‐owned and managed systems now dominant. In recent years, however, strong economic and political forces have increased pressures for privatizing urban mass transit services. This review analyses 20 studies from three countries (predominantly the U.S.A.) on the relationship between organizational form and fixed‐route bus transit performance. It concludes that previous research has not made a persuasive case for the whole‐scale privatization of either ownership or management of urban mass transit organization. Conclusions here are intended to apply to the U.S.A. as well as other countries with mixed enterprise systems in which choices about organizational form may have some consequence for performance.


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    Title :

    Organizational form and performance in urban mass transit


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    Published in:

    Transport Reviews ; 8 , 2 ; 125-143


    Publication date :

    1988-04-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


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