Disrupting DC : the rise of Uber and the fall of the city /

Wells, Katie J.

Disrupting DC : the rise of Uber and the fall of the city / Katie J. Wells, Kafui Attoh, and Declan Cullen. - ix, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: A City Disrupted -- On Not Being a Dinosaur -- UberKente -- "We've Got to Be Smarter" -- Flying Cars and Other Urban Legends -- The Uber Workplace: "It Just Is What It Is" -- Conclusion: A New Common Sense.

"Using the case of Uber, Disrupting D.C. examines how on-demand platforms more broadly are, and are not, remaking urban life"--

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2022053161


Uber (Firm)


Ridesharing--Political aspects--Washington (D.C.)
Urban transportation--Political aspects--Washington (D.C.)
Urbanization--Washington (D.C.)
Urban policy--Washington (D.C.)

HE5620.R53 / W454d 2023

388.4/13212