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Transport, Transgression and Politics in African Cities The Rhythm of Chaos

192 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

192 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

192 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This collection of field-based case-studies examines the role and contributions of Africa’s informal public transport (also referred to as paratransit) to the production of city forms and urban economies, as well as the voices, experiences, and survival tactics of its poor and stigmatised workforce. With attention to the question of what a micro-level analysis of the organisation and politics of... Read more

Notes on the Contributors

Introduction: Transport, Transgression and Politics in African Cities: An Introduction (Daniel E. Agbiboa)

Part I: Historical Perspectives

1. "Taxi Pirates": A Comparative History of Informal Transport in Nairobi and Kinshasa, 1960s-2000s (Robert Heinze)

Part II: Politics, Power and Patronage

2. Stomach Infrastructure: Informal Transport, Electoral Politics, and the Precariousness of Patronage in Lagos (Daniel E. Agbiboa)

3. Informal Transport, Politics and Power in Harare (Davison Muchadenyika)

Part III: (Auto)Mobility And Place-Making

4. Place Ballet in a South African Minibus Taxi Rank (Bradley Rink)

5. Interfered Rhythms, Navigating Mobilities: Chinese Migrants on the Roads in Lagos (Allen Xiao)

Part IV: Pathways: Social Network And State Law

6. Practices, Positions and Power Relations: Pathways of Transport Workers in The Field of Motorcycle-Taxi Services in Dar Es Salaam (Daniel Ehebrecht & Barbara Lenz)

7. State Law as A Means Of Resistance: Okada Riders Versus The Lagos State Government (Daniel E. Agbiboa)

Conclusion: The Rhythm of Chaos: A Conclusion (Daniel E. Agbiboa)

Index