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From Motorcycle to Tricycle: Neoliberal Political Economy, Informal Transportation, and Urban/Peri-Urban Mobility in Nigerian Cities
| 题名： | From Motorcycle to Tricycle: Neoliberal Political Economy, Informal Transportation, and Urban/Peri-Urban Mobility in Nigerian Cities |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Nsemba Edward Lenshie;Christian Chukwuebuka Ezeibe;Mark Ma'aku Joshua;Chikodiri Nwangwu |
| 作者单位： | Taraba State University;University of Nigeria;Taraba State University;University of Nigeria |
| 关键词： | Tricycle; urban/peri-urban mobility; informal economy; neoliberal political economy |
| 摘要： | In most African states informal motorcycle transportation is a popular means of urban and semi-urban mobility. While studies have examined the transportation-economic development nexus, the political economy of the ban of motorcycles and shift from informal commercial motorcycle to tricycle operation for urban/peri-urban mobility in Nigeria has been grossly neglected in academic discourses. Using a qualitative approach and neoliberal political economy framework, this study investigates how the ban of commercial motorcycles and their replacement with commercial tricycles have impacted urban/peri-urban mobility in Nigerian cities. Contrary to the expectation that replacing motorcycles with tricycles would increase the vulnerability of the majority of informal transport operators and constrain transportation of urban/peri-urban poor without personal/private means of mobility, the replacement has facilitated the development of road infrastructure, reduced road crashes, minimized motorcycle induced crimes, and improved the income of informal transport operators in Nigerian cities. The study concludes that sustainable use of commercial tricycles for urban and peri-urban transportation is relevant for achieving organized and safe informal commercial transportation in Nigeria and other less-developed countries. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Transportation Journal |
| 卷： | 61 |
| 期： | 2 |
| 页码： | 195-227 |
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