Motorcycle Taxis, Extended Lockdown and Inequality at Work in Kampala, Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20405024 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rich Mallett (0000-0003-3620-6417, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author), Lillian Asingura (Makerere University), Geofrey Ndhogezi, Disan Byarugaba (Makerere University), Hakimu Sseviiri (0000-0001-6896-7056, Makerere University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 501-520 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1015-3802 • E-ISSN: 1874-6330 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12132-022-09468-6 |
| PMID | 40479385 |
| OpenAlex | W4286447865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 24 |
After two years of extended lockdown, Kampala’s vast workforce of motorcycle taxi riders today looks a little different. Though the sector has long constituted a vital source of labour and income for many thousands of urban residents cut off from more decent opportunities elsewhere in the economy, a recent combination of lockdown pressures and digital transitions has created new forms of dependency upon the sector whilst simultaneously stripping some old ones away. In this article, we draw on in-depth qualitative data from interviews with riders, carried out at different stages of the pandemic, to show how the composition of labour within the sector has been reworked by a series of ‘selective exits’ and ‘substitution effects’ over the past two years. In exploring the nature and nuances of these parallel movements, our analysis not only reveals considerable socio-economic unevenness within the city’s motorcycle taxi sector itself but also sheds light on a new, broader configuration of urban inequality in the making
Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human geography · Inequality · Political science · Sociology · Taxis · Transport engineering · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Engineering · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Transportation and Mobility Innovations
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |