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