Case Study: The Concept of Subsidising Public Transportation

Abstract

In these modern days, public transportation can be seen as an alternative way to move people from one place to another. There are multiple types of public transportation that have been used extensively in many countries around the world. However Malaysia is not one of those countries. One of the reasons public transportation is not being implemented extensively in Malaysia when compared to other developed countries such as Japan and the United Kingdom is the high operation costs faced by service providers which ultimately reduce usage among the population due to expensive fares. This case study will review past journals and textbooks related to public transportation and the concept of subsidies to explore feasibility of subsidising public transportation as a way to promote further development of the system in Malaysia.