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The sharing economy: A futuristic taxi landscape (Part 1 – The future and the uncompromising economics of the past)

The sharing economy: A futuristic taxi landscape (Part 1 – The future and the uncompromising economics of the past) Phuah Eng Chye (13 January 2018) There is a dichotomy in policy discussions on the taxi industry. Within the taxi industry, discussion is trapped by legacy issues on income, employment and competition. Outside, city planners are … “The sharing economy: A futuristic taxi landscape (Part 1 – The future and the uncompromising economics of the past)”

Phuah Eng Chye

I was formerly a securities regulator and equities analyst. I started writing these articles (and a book) because I felt that there were a lot of economic theories that didn’t seem to match up to the realities we are facing. This also means that a lot of policies (based on these theories) are wrong. So I’ve tried to make sense of how things worked based on the paradigm of an information society. Its a challenging topic and difficult to pin down. This means I have had to explore issues over a wide range of policy areas. Over the next few months, I will cover the service economy, the sharing economy, household and work structures before moving onto policy issues on the anorexic economy (role of corporates, basic income, housing affordability) and the financialisation process (capital, monetary policy, securities regulation).

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