“Uber is here to stay”: Exploring the policy implications of the Uber-Local Taxis turf war in Accra, Ghana

As Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber have grown in popularity around the world, they have come into conflict with traditional taxi services. This paper examines the perspective of taxi operators, TNC drivers and users in Accra, Ghana, as taxi services and TNCs struggle to control the transportation space. This paper addresses the legality of TNCs and makes recommendations for government policies to regulate TNC operation.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.12.005
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X19300033
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/2213624X
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of World Conference on Transport Research Society. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Agyemang, Ernest
• Publication Date: 2020-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 59-66
• Serial:
  • Case Studies on Transport Policy
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2213-624X
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2213624X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Governments; Policy; Regulation; Ridesourcing; Taxi services
• Geographic Terms: Accra (Ghana)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01758740
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 2020 10:30AM