Fare's fair? Concessionary travel policy and social justice

Authors:
HOUSTON Donald, TILLEYED Sara
Journal article citation:
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 24(2), 2016, pp.187-207.
Publisher:
Policy Press

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. (Publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
older people, transport, policy, mobility;
Location(s):
United Kingdom
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN online:
1759-8281
ISSN print:
1759-8273

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