Abstract
For the German market Chap. 10 presented above indicated that the level of competition for commercial (market initiated) services is impeded to a large extent by the existing regulatory framework. Although legally possible, market initiatives for commercial services are still rare and the level of competition for these services is much lower than for competitive tendering.
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Chapter 12 is based on Beck (2011b).
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The LA is responsible to check compliance with minimum criteria for: security, economic capability and reputation of the operator (e.g., adequate delivery of appropriate service according to previous PTPs [public transport plans]) and fulfillment of minimum quality standards for the service set by the PTP.
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This may be due to strategic reasons; for other problems in this area see Sect. 4.6.3.
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E.g., due to the aim of limited public involvement in favor of more freedom for the operators to design the services as described in Sect. 4.4.2.
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Again, access to the profession of being a bus operator is provided by the LA, here acting as a neutral authority between PTA and operator.
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Beck, A. (2011b) ‘Public bus transport in Germany: A proposal to improve the current awarding system – Discussion Paper’, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – Faculty for Economics (ed.), KIT Working Paper, no. 19, Karlsruhe, URL: http://econpapers.wiwi.kit.edu/, retrieved April 16, 2010.
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Beck, A. (2012). A Proposal to Improve the Current Awarding System in Germany. In: Competition for Public Transport Services. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2802-3_12
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