Service Contracting as a Policy Response for Public Transport Recovery During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Evaluation

• Main Authors: Sunio, Varsolo, Li, Wilhansen Joseph, Pontawe, Joemier, Dizon, Albert, Valderrama, Joel Bienne, Robang, Agnes
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Service contracting; Covid-19 pandemic; Policy evaluation; Global South; Computer Sciences; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Transportation
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/346; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1346&context=discs-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

We examine and assess the service contracting (SC) program implemented for the first time in Metro Manila, Philippines as a response to the impact of the pandemic on road-based public transport sector. We develop an evaluation framework, consisting of three indicators: social amelioration, increase...