ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a background to the discussion of proposals to better organize public transport in developing countries. It is based on the fact that current conditions are often inadequate, with unreliable, uncomfortable, expensive and unsafe services. Georgia is an interesting case of an irresponsible pattern that evolved into a savage pattern and eventually into a fake, semi-regulated supply, with individuals forced to group into companies. Middle-level economic countries tend to be associated with middle-level government capability. High-level economic countries may have either middle-level or high-level government capability. Current conditions in developing countries pose enormous problems for overcoming the barriers to provide an equitable and efficient mobility system. Service organization should be based on the expansion of the surface transport network using available streets, followed by efficient operation and effective control. Different social, economic and political characteristics among developing countries mean that proposals can be tailored according to specific local conditions.
