Taxi! - Cabs and Capitalism in New York City

An analysis of the taxi industry in New York City documents changes within today's business practices and how such changes reflect the city's shifting corporate climate, citing such elements as the 1998 Taxi Workers Alliance strike, the recent fare hike, and the impact of multiculturalism and urban renewal on the daily lives of drivers.

Product details

• Authors: Biju Mathew, Mathew Biju
• Publisher: New press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9781565848115
• ISBN: 978-1-56584-811-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; New York, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Transport industries, Sociology: work & labour, Sociology: work and labour, Hospitality and service industries, Service industries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Road Transport Industries, New York (state)