Postcapitalist precarious work and those in the ‘drivers’ seat: Exploring the motivations and lived experiences of Uber drivers in Canada
Postcapitalist precarious work and those in the ‘drivers’ seat: Exploring the motivations and lived experiences of Uber drivers in Canada
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后资本主义的不稳定工作和“司机”座位上的工作：探索加拿大 Uber 司机的动机和生活经历
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2020
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通讯作者：
M. Ravishankar
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Amanda Peticca‐Harris;Nadia deGama;M. Ravishankar
在这项归纳性定性研究中，我们观察到 Uber 这家经常被誉为通过数字平台推动的共享经济典范的公司有时也可能代表并强化后资本主义的过度剥削。根据加拿大多伦多 31 名 Uber 司机的动机和生活经历，我们对三类 Uber 司机进行了深入分析：(1) 那些在学习或从事其他工作的同时兼职驾驶以赚取额外收入的人；(2) 失业者，为 Uber 开车是唯一的收入来源；(3) 职业司机，他们试图跟上持久的数字环境和竞争激烈的市场的步伐。我们强调每个司机群体通过最小化风险和强调司机角色优势等疏远技术，同时承认和拒绝自己不稳定的就业。我们将这些发现与更广泛的讨论联系起来，讨论优步驾驶如何助长了传统的资本主义叙事，即努力工作和拥有梦想将带来进步、安全和成功。最后，我们讨论共享经济中的其他替代经济。
In this inductive, qualitative study, we observe how Uber, a company often hailed as being the poster-child of the sharing economy facilitated through a digital platform may also at times represent and reinforce postcapitalist hyper-exploitation. Drawing on the motivations and lived experiences of 31 Uber drivers in Toronto, Canada, we provide insights into three groups of Uber drivers: (1) those that are driving part-time to earn extra money in conjunction with studying or doing other jobs, (2) those that are unemployed and for whom driving for Uber is the only source of income, and (3) professional drivers, who are trying to keep pace with the durable digital landscape and competitive marketplace. We emphasize the ways in which each driver group simultaneously acknowledges and rejects their own precarious employment by distancing techniques such as minimizing the risks and accentuating the advantages of the driver role. We relate these findings to a broader discussion about how driving for Uber fuels the traditional capitalist narrative that working hard and having a dream will lead to advancement, security and success. We conclude by discussing other alternative economies within the sharing economy.
草根社会创新的商业化：来自共享经济的洞察
影响因子：
7
作者：
Martin C
通讯作者：
Martin C