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Urban poverty and informal motorcycle transport services in a Nigerian intermediate settlement: a synthesis of operative motives and satisfaction

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Pages 1-18 | Received 20 Nov 2013, Accepted 18 Mar 2014, Published online: 01 Dec 2014

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