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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"User charges"”.
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Harmonization of aviation user charges in the North Atlantic airspace
… scenarios for North Atlantic en route user charges. The current charging system involves eight countries, each with their own method for computing user charges. The scope of the research is limited to revenue neutral approaches for service providers, meaning each air navigation service …
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Route choice responses to variable road user charges and traffic information
… route choice in response to variable road user charges and traffic information. Firstly, this study investigates the effects of information concerning traffic conditions on drivers' route choice behaviour and the way in which drivers evaluate the value of information concerning delay time. …
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The effect of inland navigation user charges on barge transportation of wheat
… were to evaluate the effect of inland navigation user charges on barge wheat movements on both the entire inland waterway system and on particular segments of the system. In order to accomplish these objectives, transshipment models were constructed, examining three wheat varieties: hard red …
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The impact of user charges on patient choice of healthcare services in Ireland
This research assesses the impact of user charges in the context of consumer choice to ascertain how user charges in healthcare impact on patient behaviour in Ireland. Quantitative data is collected from a subset of the population in walk-in Urgent Care Clinics and General Practitioner surgeries to …
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The real estate user charge and its impact on housing development in China
… raise off-budget funds by charging many types of user fees on housing development. The user charge revenue is an important revenue source to finance urban public service expenditures. Some drawbacks of user charges such as legal ambiguity and the lack of transparency reflect noteworthy investment …
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The impact of fiscal decentralisation reform on hospital efficiency : the case of Kenya.
… forms: self-financing or cost recovery through user charges and co-financing or expansion of local revenue through taxation. This study examines the impact of decentralisation of fiscal financial management of cost sharing revenue on hospital efficiency. Potentially, decentralisation of …
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How rise of middle class activism in Indian cities is changing the face of local governance : [case of Delhi]
… (or was believed to result) in increase in user charges. The two RWA umbrella organizations that developed as a consequence of this mobilization point towards a change in the traditional 'apolitical' character of middle class in India.
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Solid Waste Management and income Generation Initiative in Yombo-Vituka Ward, Temeke Municipal, Dar Es Salaam-Tanzania
… is collected. Non payment of refuse collection user charges is found to be the most serious problem facing all service providers in solid waste management, especially in low-income areas including Sigara and Machimbo.
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Great Langdale Valley, Cumbria: An Analysis of the viability of road-user charging as a Demand Management Tool for motor-vehicle dependent recreation
… on analysing the potential application of road-user charging to the Transportation Demand Management Strategy for Great Langdale Valley in the Lake District National Park. There were three research objectives: firstly, to investigate the response of motorists to the hypothetical imposition of …
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Finding sustainable means of financing health care in Ghana, are the people willing to pay?
… health care (namely, government through taxes, user payments at the point of use, and health insurance) and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. Ghana's experiences in health care financing are considered with particular reference to the introduction of user charges by the government in …
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Local Fiscal Sustainability within American Federalism
… including increasing taxes, fees, and user charges, issuing debt and bonds, obtaining grants and/or decreasing expenditures. This research compares the US local fiscal choice behavior in the context of the fiscal federalism framework. The goal is to identify the ideal mix of …
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An analysis of the user fee policy for health care in Eritrea
… financing government health services through user charges has necessitated the conducting of country-specific policy studies in order to monitor the implementation of user fees. This helps to achieve the espoused benefits of the policy and minimize any potential untoward effects. This study …
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Financial Risk Protection, Decomposition and Inequality Analysis of Household Out-of-Pocket Health Payments
… of reasons. In 1994, South Africa removed user charges at public health facilities (clinics) for children aged below six years, pregnant and nursing mothers and the elderly (as long as they were not covered by any medical aid scheme) with the aim of increasing access to public health care …