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The politics of (im)mobility: Rickshaw bans in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  • Hasan, Md. Musleh Uddin
  • Dávila, Julio D.
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•Rickshaws served 7.6 million trips/day (2009), close to double of the highest passenger carried by London Tube (2012)•Rickshaws suit most well to Dhaka's transport, land-use and demographic characteristics•Yet locally and globally supported rickshaw ban attempts are increasing•Pro-auto coalition includes institutions, individuals, experts, donors, government and private enterprises.•Anti-ricksahw politics can be explained by elite-middle class mindset of local stakeholders and associated politics of informality and presence of weak and military government(s). facilitati.

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  • Hasan, Md. Musleh Uddin & Dávila, Julio D., 2018. "The politics of (im)mobility: Rickshaw bans in Dhaka, Bangladesh," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 246-255.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:70:y:2018:i:c:p:246-255
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.06.002
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