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

"Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City" by Katie J. Wells, Kafui Attoh, and Declan Cullen explores the rise of Uber and its impact on labor and municipal governance. The authors argue that Uber has been able to operate according to its own rules by positioning itself as a technological solution to urban problems such as public transit, racial injustice, poverty, and economic development. They contend that Uber's solutions are surface-level fixes that do not address deeper structural issues. The book also examines how Uber mobilized customers and used issues of race and data to shape public discourse and prevent regulation. The authors emphasize the ideological and political nature of Uber's labor strategy and its impact on municipal regulatory authority. [Extracted from the article]