Socio-political tensions in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) development in low-income Asian cities. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wijaya, Suryani; Imran, Muhammad; McNeill, Jeffrey
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 29:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 52
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Aid – Development policies -- Environment (built and natural) -- Governance and public policy -- South Asia -- East Asia; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1518406
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: International development agencies, with the help of the central government, support building state of art Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in low-income Asian cities. However, BRT investment over indigenous modes of mobility is creating socio-political tensions at the local level. This article uses multi-level governance as a theoretical lens to examine the relationships among actors in BRT investment decisions in Bandung and Surabaya, Indonesia. The research finds that local stakeholders can distort national and supranational policy initiatives totally or in a way that while projects are delivered, they are of limited use to the local communities they intended to help.