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Taxi! - Cabs and Capitalism in New York City (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
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Taxi! - Cabs and Capitalism in New York City (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
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Loot Price R564
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"Mathew, as a member of the Organizing Committee of the New York
Taxi Workers Alliance, has a unique perspective on the plight of
immigrant taxi drivers. . . . Mathew explores the history of New
York's taxicab industry, which has been in a cycle of corruption
and reform since the Depression. The book culminates in an essay on
globalization, immigration, racism, and the false veneer of
multiculturalism in neoliberal society." Booklist"Mathew describes
the grim economics of driving the ubiquitous yellow cabs a job
where most of the money goes to the cab company owners and where
even minor problems, such as a few tickets or a short illness, can
spell disaster for drivers." Financial Times"Jump aboard this
fast-paced ride through the ins and outs of the taxi industry in
New York City and sit up front with the 40,000 cabbies who are
overworked, underpaid, and routinely harassed, but have come
together to improve their lot. . . . Fasten your seatbelt, grip the
dashboard, and enjoy the trip." Morning Star (U.K.)"Drivers'
narratives in Taxi can be riveting, inspiring, and upsetting all at
the same time. . . . Their tales penetrate deep into the exploitive
nature of the taxi industry. . . . In describing precisely how a
group of seemingly powerless immigrant workers flexed their
muscles, Taxi critiques the labor movement and the broader movement
for social justice." Left TurnDriving a cab has long attracted
recent immigrants and others at the margins of the economy. In
recent years, however, the working conditions and the nature of cab
ownership have changed. As Biju Mathew reveals in this lively
account of the benefits and hardships in the lives of today's taxi
drivers, just about everything has changed dramatically except the
yellow paint. At once a passionate declaration of worker solidarity
and an ethnography of work, Taxi is a compelling narrative of the
lives of immigrant taxi drivers in New York City. This updated
edition covers the formation of the International Taxi Workers
Alliance, the unusual collaboration with the Central Labor Council,
and 2007 taxi strikes protesting New York City's plan requiring
taxicabs to install costly global positioning systems and
credit-card machines."
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