The Gig Economy’s Shock Doctrine: When Public Transportation Flails, Uber Comes Rushing In

‘Uber’s entry into the transportation marketplace of Cambridge, Massachusetts was all bare knuckles and flying elbows. Its CEO, Travis Kalanik, called Cambridge Mass. home to “some of the most anticompetitive, corrupt transportation laws in the country.” In fact, Cambridge regulated ride services like most other cities, with a regulations that envisioned taxi cabs and livery services as the only business models and sought to protect riders from rogue operators and dangerous drivers.’
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