In Niamey, private motor vehicles carry 80% of those who use public transport. These vehicles are urban shared taxis called ‘redheads’ and run through the streets of the city in all directions. Their vital importance for the mobility of city‐dwellers justifies their strict supervision and the setting of fares by public authorities.

    At present, the ‘redheads’ are in crisis. Taxi owners are no longer able to make a profit on their capital and are ceasing to invest. Urban buses are unable to replace taxis, for they operate at a large deficit. The government of Niger hopes to restore the level of transport service by means of new regulations for the taxi business in the city.

    But this business is in the hands of both taxi owners and drivers, who, while partners in the operation, dispute over their share of the revenues. The aim of this article is to provide an economic and political analysis of this particular form of production of urban transport, in which employers who cannot control their companies, employees who reserve the profits of the business for themselves, and public authorities who are compelled to intervene, are coming face to face.


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    Title :

    The ‘redheads’ of Niamey: an original way of providing urban transport


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    Published in:

    Transport Reviews ; 6 , 4 ; 331-346


    Publication date :

    1986-08-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

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