@article{ART003209480},
author={Seo Ji Hyun},
title={Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru},
journal={Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies},
issn={1225-8539},
year={2025},
volume={32},
number={2},
pages={143-172},
doi={10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006}
TY - JOUR
AU - Seo Ji Hyun
TI - Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru
JO - Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 32
IS - 2
PB - Institute of Global Affairs
SP - 143
EP - 172
SN - 1225-8539
AB - The issue of public transportation has long received less policy and academic attention in mega cities in the Global South, even though it is an important issue that restricts the mobility of citizens and causes spatial and social inequality. Against this backdrop, this study aims to identify the political and structural causes of public transportation problems inherent in the process of urban development in order to grasp the root causes of public transportation problems in the Global South, which have been mainly treated as technical and cultural issues. In particular, this study identified the political and structural causes of Lima's public transportation problems through in-depth interviews with officials and experts in the field of public transportation in Lima, Peru, and literature review. The results of the study revealed that Lima's public transportation problem is not only a problem of culture or compliance at the individual level, but also a complex intersection of Peru's institutional fragility, economic and social informality, and urban social and spatial inequality. This study is of academic significance in that it reveals the complex and multi-layered political and structural causes of public transportation problems in mega cities in the Global South through the case of Lima. In the future, it is expected that the comparative analysis with cases with similar problems will contribute to finding a fundamental solution to the problem of public transportation in mega cities in the Global South.
KW - ▪Keywords: Lima;public transportation problem;informalisation;marketisation;outsourcing
DO - 10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
ER -
Seo Ji Hyun. (2025). Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 32(2), 143-172.
Seo Ji Hyun. 2025, "Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru", Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, vol.32, no.2 pp.143-172. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
Seo Ji Hyun "Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 32.2 pp.143-172 (2025) : 143.
Seo Ji Hyun. Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru. 2025; 32(2), 143-172. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
Seo Ji Hyun. "Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 32, no.2 (2025) : 143-172.doi: 10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
Seo Ji Hyun. Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 32(2), 143-172. doi: 10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
Seo Ji Hyun. Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. 2025; 32(2) 143-172. doi: 10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
Seo Ji Hyun. Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru. 2025; 32(2), 143-172. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
Seo Ji Hyun. "Political and Structural Causes of Public Transportation Problems in the Global South Mega cities: the Case of Lima, Peru" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 32, no.2 (2025) : 143-172.doi: 10.18107/japs.2025.32.2.006
