Vehicle differentiation in informal rural transport services: New evidence from South Africa

dc.contributor.authorMashiri, Mac
dc.contributor.editorCameron, Bill.
dc.contributor.editorBehrens, Roger.
dc.contributor.editorFroschauer, Pauline.
dc.contributor.emailmalesela-m@webmail.co.zaen_US
dc.contributor.otherSouthern African Transport Conference (32nd : 2013 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.contributor.otherMinister of Transport, South Africa
dc.contributor.upauthorMolomo, Malesela
dc.contributor.upauthorVenter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus)
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-05T08:50:52Z
dc.date.available2013-11-05T08:50:52Z
dc.date.created2013-07-08
dc.date.issuedJuly 2013en_US
dc.descriptionThis paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document Transformation Technologies Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: nigel@doctech URL: http://www.doctech.co.zaen_US
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 32nd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 8-11 July 2013 "Transport and Sustainable Infrastructure", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe paper examines the characteristics of supply and pricing strategies of informal rural public transport operators in South Africa. The research provides statistical and qualitative confirmation of previous findings around the factors driving transport supply in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, but adds significant new insights that can help shape more effective responses to the rural mobility challenge. A key determinant of the quantity and quality of service is the condition of roads (both paved and unpaved), suggesting that judicious infrastructure investment can be used to leverage better and more affordable private sector responses. We further describe the emergence of a differentiated service hierarchy involving a greater variety of vehicle types suited to different operating conditions, and based on intentional coordination among operators of minibus and pickup trucks ('bakkies') services. We discuss ways in which governments might promote such coordination and innovation in rural transport markets.en_US
dc.description.librarianmv2013en_US
dc.format.extent14 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-920017-62-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/32279
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSATC 2013en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1C_Molomo_Vehicleen_US
dc.relation.requiresAdobe Acrobat Reader, version 6.0en_US
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subjectCharacteristics of supply and pricing strategiesen_US
dc.subjectInformal rural public transport operators in South Africaen_US
dc.subject.ddc388.0968
dc.subject.lcshTransportationen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Southern Africaen_US
dc.titleVehicle differentiation in informal rural transport services: New evidence from South Africaen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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