Houston, D. and Tilley, S. (2016) Fare’s fair? Concessionary travel policy and social justice. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 24(2), pp. 187-207. (doi: 10.1332/175982715X14418059634901)
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Abstract
This paper argues that transport has an important influence on individuals’ welfare and therefore transport policy can be readily analysed from social justice and welfare policy perspectives – yet only rarely ever is. The paper develops a justice framework in which to assess the ‘fairness’ of the eligibility criteria used in concessionary fare policies – specifically the justice principles of need, desert, equality, option choices and affordability. The paper examines a concessionary bus fares policy from a social justice perspective, including an empirical assessment of who in practice benefits most from it and how these findings measure against justice principles.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council via studentship reference ES/H01599X/1, as well as MRC McLean Hazel. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Houston, Professor Donald |
Authors: | Houston, D., and Tilley, S. |
College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies |
Journal Name: | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice |
Publisher: | Policy Press |
ISSN: | 1759-8273 |
ISSN (Online): | 1759-8281 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2015 Policy Press |
First Published: | First published in Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 24(2): 187-207 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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