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Hybrid steering cultures in the governance of public transport: A successful way to meet demands?

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This paper concerns steering aspects in the governance context of public transport. Various theoretical views of steering have been presented over the years, and it has been argued that a multiple-principal context often leads to fragmented steering. The paper aims to identify steering culture models found among principals operating in the same public transport context, and to explain how a successful procurement outcome is possible, despite the hybrid of steering cultures. The paper is based on an empirical analysis of a Swedish county's planning process that resulted in a very successful procurement outcome that met high environmental and safety standards at a relatively low cost. This procurement was seen as a triumph by principals. The findings presents the existence of various steering cultures among the principals, leading to the conclusion that a “metagovernor,” in this case the PTA, is central to achieving successful outcomes. The metagovernor designed the planning process and formulated a procurement document that satisfied the principals. In this process, the metagovernor negotiated separately with each principal, focusing on the particular characteristics of each principal.

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  • Hansson, Lisa, 2013. "Hybrid steering cultures in the governance of public transport: A successful way to meet demands?," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 39(1), pages 175-184.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:39:y:2013:i:1:p:175-184
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.06.011
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