Essays about: "Motorcycle taxis"

Found 4 essays containing the words Motorcycle taxis.

1. 1. Masculinity and bodaboda driving in Tanzania : a study of rural young men engaging in motorcycle taxi in Kilosa and Mvomero districts

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Baraka Smeaton Gaba; [2022]
   Keywords : bodaboda; agriculture; masculinity; young men;

   Abstract : In ensuring that people fight poverty they have been advised to adopt a variety of ways and strategies for boosting their economy to sustain their daily lives. In rural areas the main reliance has been agriculture for all people but due to the challenges facing agriculture, people had to look at other activities apart from agriculture in order to survive. READ MORE

3. 2. Preserving the Precariat in the Name of the Innovation Economy. Case Study: Online Motorcycle Taxis in Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Izzan Fathurrahman; [2020]
   Keywords : Innovation economy; The precariat; Motorcycle taxis; Gojek; Grab; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research explains the distribution of rewards within the innovative economic practice of online motorcycle taxi services in Indonesia. Those analyzed are online transportation platforms and their driver-partners. READ MORE

4. 3. Rethinking Sustainable Mobility: Understanding the use of boda-boda motorcycle taxis in Kampala, Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Sin Yi Ch Ng; [2016]
   Keywords : sustainable mobility; informal transport; boda-boda; Kampala; qualitative visualisation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are characterised by informal transportation services compensating for the lack of institutionalised transportation system. In Kampala, Uganda, the vast army of boda-boda (boda) motorcycle taxis have proliferated through the city, with passengers and/or cargo goods straddled behind the boda drivers as they navigate through the city’s congested and dilapidated roads. READ MORE

5. 4. Expanding the Scale of a Social Enterprise : A case study on Tugende in Kampala, Uganda

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : Melinda Laszlo; Yi Zhang; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis is a Minor Field Study (MFS) that aims to help the social enterprise Tugende, located in Kampala, Uganda, to expand its operational reach and capacity by adopting lean methods in its risk assessment process (RAP). Tugende offers individuals driving motorcycle taxis, called boda bodas (BB), microloans to promote ownership instead of renting. READ MORE