Abstracts
This paper appraises the current situation of passenger road transport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by a case study of long distance bus transport. Emphasis is given on the probability, area and service coverage of informality, and the effect of informal operators on the formal transport industry. The study shows that the manifestation of informality on the long distance bus market is relatively insignificant (about 13%) compared with small and mid-scale buses. The sector also serves about 15 major towns such as Mekele, Dire Dawa, Shashemene, Wolita Soddo, Jimma, Bahir Dar and Gonder Towns. The most relevant effects of informal operators on formal industry and long distance bus in particular are the accelerated increase in the rate of accidents, lack of tax payments and driving over the distance limit. Informality also leads the legal operators into illegality. Thus, one can infer that the accelerating rate of informality becomes a threat for the formal sector operators in general and the long distance bus market in particular, in the nation and developing countries.
informality; formal operator; area coverage; service coverage; urban transportation
Este artigo avalia a situação atual do transporte rodoviário de passageiros em Addis Abeba, Etiópia, por meio de um estudo de caso do transporte de ônibus de long distância. Ênfase especial é dada à probabilidade, cobertura de área e de serviço da informalidade, e o efeito de operadores informais na indústria formal de transportes. O estudo mostra que a manifestação da informalidade no mercado de ônibus de longa distância é relativamente insignificante (em torno de 13%) quando comparado com ônibus pequenos e médios. O setor também serve 15 cidades como Mekele, Dire Dawa, Shashemene, Wolita Soddo, Jimma, Bahir Dar e Gonder Towns. Os efeitos mais relevantes dos operadores informais na indústria formal, e nos ônibus de longa distância em particular, são as taxas de crescimento acelerado dos acidentes, a falta de pagamentos de impostos e a direção acima dos limites de distância. A informalidade também acaba por levar os operadores legais para a ilegalidade. Assim, pode-se inferir que a taxa acelerada de informalidade torna-se uma ameaça aos operadores do setor formal em geral, e para o mercado de ônibus de longa distância em particular, em toda a nação e em países em desenvolvimento.
informalidade; operador formal; cobertura de área; cobertura de serviço; transporte urbano
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Publication Dates
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Date of issue
Apr 2014
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Accepted
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Reviewed
22 June 2013
