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Collective taxis in 1930s Paris: A contribution to an archaeology of ‘uberization’ (June 2018)

Flonneau, Mathieu (Author)

The Journal of Transport History
Volume: 39
Issue: 1
Pages: 12-24
Publication date: June 2018
Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/0022526618758977

URI: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022526618758977

Publication Date: June 2018
Edition Details: Special issue: Social history of shared taxi services

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Land transportation Ridesharing Mobility urban transportation Automobiles Taxicabs 20th century Paris (France)

The recent ‘uberization’ of Paris taxis has brought major, long-standing issues back to the surface: A historic analysis of how the Paris taxi system has functioned over the last century offers a clear explanation of why it is difficult to hail a taxi in the middle of the street, as opposed to New York for example. Paris taxis, which have been the subject of never-ending discussion, were associated during their early years with a heroic Great War mythology, and were connected to the Parisian car industry’s beginnings. Collective use of taxis existed in the 1930s; however, these services disappeared as a result of severe monopolistic regulation. Using different sources, this paper aims to define why and how collective taxis grew and failed in 1930s Paris.

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