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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Public transport in ghanaian cities — a case of union power: Foreign summaries
Transport Reviews, Volume 14, No. 1, Year 1994
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Description
The performance and development of urban public transport in Ghana are examined and an explanation is sought of the role of unions and how the attempts of Government to develop its own public transport organization have failed. The public transport development options that the Government is now considering attempt to make the best use of the unions’ capabilities, while reducing dependence on union powers. The trotros of Ghana have been the mainstay of Ghana’s public transport system for many years, despite concerned attempts by successive Governments to develop and maintain publicly organized stage-bus services. A characteristic of this sector is the very powerful influence of the Owner and Driver Unions. Their power is exerted through control of the terminals from which services are operated. Through their control of the terminals, the Unions have effective quantity control of the public transport sector and hence control of service quality. Under its Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) the Government of Ghana is considering divesting itself of its public investment in bus operations. Attempts to use the State-owned transport companies to provide a viable alternative to the trotros have foundered in the usual pitfalls of state ownership. At stake is how to relinquish completely the responsibility of running bus services to the private sector, without the users suffering the imposition of the unions’ restrictive practices. © 1994 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fouracre, P. R.
United Kingdom, Wokingham
Trl Limited
Kwakye, Edward A.
Ghana
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Okyere, Joshua N.
Unknown Affiliation
Silcock, D. T.
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 44
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/01441649408716865
ISSN:
01441647
e-ISSN:
14645327
Study Locations
Ghana