Competition for Public Transport Services : Institutional Framework and Empirical Evidence of Bus Services in Germany

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Zugl.: Karlsruhe, KIT, Diss., 2011

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Competition for Public Transport Services; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abstract; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; List of Symbols; Part I: Overview; Chapter 1: Introduction and Focus of Analysis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Focus of Analysis: Competition for Short-Distance Services by Bus; Chapter 2: General Literature Overview; Chapter 3: Structure of the Book; 3.1 Abstract of Part II: Framework; 3.2 Abstract of Part III: Competition for Non-Commercial Services; 3.3 Abstract of Part IV: Competition for Commercial Services

3.4 Abstract of Part V: Conclusion and OutlookPart II: The German Institutional Framework; Chapter 4: The Distinction Between Commercial and Non-Commercial Bus Services; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Market Reform in the Mid-1990s and Major Innovations; 4.3 Current Legal Framework in Germany; 4.3.1 Financing Structure for Commercial and Non-Commercial Services; 4.3.2 Awarding of Exclusive Rights for Commercial Services; 4.3.3 Granting Supplementary Subsidies for Non-Commercial Services; 4.3.4 Comparing of Competition for Commercial and Non-Commercial Services and Direct Awarding

4.4 A European Perspective on Institutional Frameworks and on the German Case4.4.1 Contractual Relationship for Commercial and Non-Commercial Services; 4.4.1.1 The European Perspective; 4.4.1.2 The German Case; 4.4.2 Operators´ Level of Freedom to Design the Service; 4.4.2.1 The European Perspective; 4.4.2.2 The German Case; 4.4.3 Market Versus Authority Initiative; 4.4.3.1 The European Perspective; 4.4.3.2 The German Case; 4.5 A Theoretical Model That Captures the Current Institutional Features in Germany; 4.5.1 Awarding via Auctioning; 4.5.2 A Model for the German Institutional Setting

4.6 Market Participants´ Opportunities4.6.1 The Distinction Between Commercial and Non-Commercial Services; 4.6.2 The Threshold as a PTA´s Break-Even Point; 4.6.3 The Challenge of Different Expectations; 4.6.4 Effects of Commercial Services for Market Participants; 4.7 Conclusions; Chapter 5: The Practice with Different Institutional Models Within the Framework; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Situation Before Market Reform: Where are we Coming from?; 5.3 Transition; 5.3.1 Market Reform in the Mid-1990s; 5.3.2 Introducing Tendering: Initial Successes and Pitfalls

5.3.2.1 Suburban Area of Munich: One of the First to Tender5.3.2.2 Hamburg Area: How Tendering was Affected by Competition for Exclusive Rights; 5.3.3 Is There an Obligation to Tender or Not? The Judicial Point of View; 5.3.3.1 Be Aware of the Granting System: The Altmark Decision; 5.3.3.2 No Obligation to Tender: The Federal Administrative Court Decision; 5.4 The Current Situation and Perspective: How to Introduce Competition?; 5.4.1 Clear Decision to Tender: The Case of Hesse; 5.4.1.1 The Introduction of Tendering; 5.4.1.2 Enhancing the Hesse Model

5.4.1.3 Results, Successes, and Pitfalls of Tendering in Hesse

10.1007/978-3-7908-2802-3 [DOI]

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