Framing the sharing economy: A media analysis of ridesharing platforms in Indonesia and the Philippines

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:212

Article

Yuana, Suci Lestari^1,2  Sengers, Frans^1,3  Boon, Wouter¹  Raven, Rob^1,4 

[1] Univ Utrecht, Copernicus Inst Sustainable Dev, Utrecht, Netherlands

[2] Univ Gadjah Mada, Fac Social & Polit Sci, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

[3] Kings Coll London, London, England

[4] Monash Univ, Monash Sustainable Dev Inst, Clayton, Vic, Australia

关键词: Sharing economy;    Ridesharing;    Digital platform;    Developing economies;    Informal transport;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.073

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Few studies on ridesharing have so far been conducted in developing countries. To explore this, the present paper presents a frame analysis of news content on ridesharing platforms in Indonesia and the Philippines. We identify five distinct frames, perceiving ridesharing as a (1) commuter solution, (2) unregulated public transport service, (3) cooperative business, (4) non-conformity solution, and (5) informal livelihoods. We show how these frames emerge from a particular developing-economy context characterized by gridlock problems in densely populated cities, the utilization of informal transport as a gap-filler, and an emphasis on collectiveness. The paper furthermore argues that the identified frames shape different policy responses to ridesharing in Indonesia and the Philippines, which 1) address the absence of legal status: 2) ease traffic congestion. The paper concludes that these responses are driven primarily by commercial and legal concerns rather than sustainability concerns. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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