A Comparison of Institutional Arrangements for Road Provision
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A Comparison of Institutional Arrangements for Road Provision by Barry Abrams, Peter Cribbett and Don Gunasekera was released on 30 June 1998. The paper compares four institutional approaches to road provision: the traditional 'departmental' approach, output-based management, an effective road fund and a public utility model. The merits of each approach is compared in terms of some key governance characteristics, including accountability, responsibility, autonomy and transparency. Also see:
CONTENTS
Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Contents, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Overview
1 Introduction
1.1 The significance of roads
1.2 Roads – a form of economic infrastructure
1.3 What this paper is about
1.4 Structure of the paper
2 Current Australian institutional arrangements
2.1 Australian road-related objectives
2.2 Legislative arrangements
2.3 The traditional ‘departmental’ and output-based management approaches
2.4 Funding and pricing of roads
3 Alternative institutional arrangements
3.1 Effective road fund approach
3.2 The public utility model
4 Comparison of institutional arrangements and issues for consideration
4.1 A framework for comparison
4.2 Comparison of institutional arrangements
4.3 Issues for consideration
References
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