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  Annals of Public and Cooperative EconomicsVolume 77 Issue 4, Pages 453 - 478 Published Online: 28 Nov 2006 Journal compilation © 2009 CIRIEC Published on behalf of the International Centre of Research and Information on the Public, Social and Cooperative Economy (CIRIEC)
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 295K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  THE ATTRIBUTION PROCESS OF DELEGATION CONTRACTS IN THE FRENCH URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR: WHY COMPETITIVE TENDERING IS A MYTH
*This paper received the Michael Beesley Award for Excellence in Research at the 9th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Lisbon, 5–9 September 2005). ** Résumé en fin d'article; Zusammenfassung am Ende des Artikels; resumen al fin del artículo. Copyright 2006 The Author Journal compilation © CIRIEC 2006 ABSTRACTABSTRACT**: This paper analyses the French recent experience of franchising in the urban public transport sector in the light of Transaction Cost Economics arguments. It provides theoretical arguments supported by empirical evidence explaining why the compulsory use of competitive tendering in this sector did not translate into better performance, the main reasons being the lack of transparency of the attribution process and the limited monitoring capabilities of local authorities. | 
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