Inside the System, Outside the Law: Operating the Matatu Sector in Nairobi

Urban Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 415-432

  Rasmussen, Jacob ^a,b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Rehabiliterings og Forskningscentret for Torturofre   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brokerage; Kenya; Matatu; Mungiki; Urban informality

Indexed keywords

LEGAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 84869862438     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-012-9171-z     Document Type: Article

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