Disrupting D.C. : : The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City / / / Katie J. Wells, Declan Cullen, Kafui Attoh.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
• VerfasserIn: Wells, Katie J.,; Attoh, Kafui,
• Author: Cullen, Declan,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : : Princeton University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 6 b/w illus. 1 table. 4 maps.

A panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to UberThe first city to fight back against Uber, Washington, D.C., was also the first city where such resistance was defeated. It was here that the company created a playbook for how to deal with intransigent regulators and to win in the realm of local politics. The city already serves as the nation's capital. Now, D.C. is also the blueprint for how Uber conquered cities around the world-and why so many embraced the company with open arms.Drawing on interviews with gig workers, policymakers, Uber lobbyists, and community organizers, Disrupting D.C. demonstrates that many share the blame of lowering the nation's hopes and dreams for what its cities could be. In a sea of broken transit, underemployment, and racial polarization, Uber offered a lifeline. But at what cost?This is not the story of one company and one city. Instead, Disrupting D.C. offers a 360-degree view of an urban America in crisis. Uber arrived promising a new future for workers, residents, policymakers, and others. Ultimately, Uber's success and growth was never a sign of urban strength or innovation but a sign of urban weakness and low expectations about what city politics can achieve. Understanding why Uber rose reveals just how far the rest of us fell.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION Low Expectations -- 1 On Not Being a Dinosaur -- 2 UberKente -- 3 The Work of Data -- 4 Flying Cars and Other Urban Legends -- 5 The Uber Workplace "IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS" -- CONCLUSION A New Common Sense -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A. A Methodological Note -- APPENDIX B Participant Summaries -- APPENDIX C Maps -- APPENDIX D Time Line -- NOTES -- INDEX