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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 187-207 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council via studentship reference ES/H01599X/1, as well as MRC McLean Hazel. The authors wish to thank Dr Steve Cassidy for his input in guiding the data analysis.
Publisher Copyright:
© Policy Press 2015.
Keywords
- Mobility
- Older people
- Social justice
- Transport policy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Administration