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Although not the focus of this dissertation, some remarks on related key issues discussed in articles and studies on this subject are necessary to understand the results within the broader context of research on competition for public bus transport services. However, a complete literature review is beyond the scope of this dissertation.

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Beck, A. (2012). General Literature Overview. In: Competition for Public Transport Services. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2802-3_2

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