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Public Transport Subsidies and Affordability in Mumbai, India.
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Urban Studies Research . 2012, p1-7. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This paper describes the role of public transport and incidence of transport subsidies in Mumbai, India, where public transport is used for over 75% of all motorized trips. On average, expenditure on public transit constitutes a larger share of income for the poor than for the middle class. However, a larger fraction of transit users are middle class. In terms of incidence, the poorest 27% of the population receives only 19% of bus subsidies and 15.5% of rail subsidies. One-quarter of these households do not use rail, and 10% do not use bus, implying that they receive no transit subsidies. Improving the welfare of the poor through demandside subsidies or cash transfer is, however, difficult. We therefore examine the optimal level of transit subsidies, based solely on distributional considerations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20904185
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Urban Studies Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86882844
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/865972