Publisher： Policy Press
ISSN： 1759-8273
Source： The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, Vol.24, Iss.2, 2016-06, pp. : 187-207
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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.
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