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  1. Tried (again) to make sense of #informality today and how and why I still want to use terms like #informaleconomy and #informaltransport. Problem is the distinction formal/informal is largely predicated on position a short and geographically limited form of capitalist regulation, #fordism, as norm. Also, it tapes a little over the many connections and interdependencies between formal and informal economies. But I still think, while recognising this problem, it’s important to keep the distinction, rather using processes of formalisation and informalisation as indicative of strategies by different actors - workers, capitalists, state institutions - which are historically contingent and dynamic.

  2. Tried (again) to make sense of #informality today and how and why I still want to use terms like #informaleconomy and #informaltransport. Problem is the distinction formal/informal is largely predicated on position a short and geographically limited form of capitalist regulation, #fordism, as norm. Also, it tapes a little over the many connections and interdependencies between formal and informal economies. But I still think, while recognising this problem, it’s important to keep the distinction, rather using processes of formalisation and informalisation as indicative of strategies by different actors - workers, capitalists, state institutions - which are historically contingent and dynamic.

  3. Tried (again) to make sense of #informality today and how and why I still want to use terms like #informaleconomy and #informaltransport. Problem is the distinction formal/informal is largely predicated on position a short and geographically limited form of capitalist regulation, #fordism, as norm. Also, it tapes a little over the many connections and interdependencies between formal and informal economies. But I still think, while recognising this problem, it’s important to keep the distinction, rather using processes of formalisation and informalisation as indicative of strategies by different actors - workers, capitalists, state institutions - which are historically contingent and dynamic.

  4. Tried (again) to make sense of #informality today and how and why I still want to use terms like #informaleconomy and #informaltransport. Problem is the distinction formal/informal is largely predicated on position a short and geographically limited form of capitalist regulation, #fordism, as norm. Also, it tapes a little over the many connections and interdependencies between formal and informal economies. But I still think, while recognising this problem, it’s important to keep the distinction, rather using processes of formalisation and informalisation as indicative of strategies by different actors - workers, capitalists, state institutions - which are historically contingent and dynamic.

  5. Tried (again) to make sense of #informality today and how and why I still want to use terms like #informaleconomy and #informaltransport. Problem is the distinction formal/informal is largely predicated on position a short and geographically limited form of capitalist regulation, #fordism, as norm. Also, it tapes a little over the many connections and interdependencies between formal and informal economies. But I still think, while recognising this problem, it’s important to keep the distinction, rather using processes of formalisation and informalisation as indicative of strategies by different actors - workers, capitalists, state institutions - which are historically contingent and dynamic.

  6. City of Harare: "Hey buses, don't be so convenient. The rich don't like it." Public transport has been providing flexible services to passengers, creating an inconvenience to the < 1 % in their private cars.

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    #TransportationJustice #Zimbabwe #Harare #informaltransport #populartransport #publictransport #transportation #Africa #publictransit #TrufiAssociation

  7. "Transport infrastructure in most countries does not consider [gender] differences and is designed to cater to typical commute journeys, characterized by direct, uninterrupted travel between home and the central business district (CBD). This pattern disfavors women." – Girija Borker

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    #Accessibility #DecolonizeTransport #InclusiveResearch #informaltransport #populartransport #publictransit #publictransport #TransformingMobility #TransportationJustice #research