More Regulation, More Precarity: The Paradox of Ride-hail Regulation

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Local Social Change in China
Subtitle of host publication	The State as Social Actor
Editors	Fiona Gill
Chapter	8
Pages	172-187
Publication status	Accepted/In press - Dec 2025

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   SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Projects

• 1 Active

• Flexible Labor Market Development, Problems, and Governance in Manufacturing Industry in the Context of China's Industrial Upgrading

  Lin, L. (PI)

  1/09/22 → 31/08/26

  Project: Internal Research Project

  • Manufacturing Industry 100%
  • Labor Market 100%
  • China 100%
  • Economic and Social Development 100%

Activities

• 1 Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
• 1 Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar

• Chinese Sociological Association Industry and Work Research Committee Annual Forum

  Lin, L. (Participant)

  22 Aug 2025 → Dec 2025

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …

• Institutionalizing Precarity: State Regulation and the Formation of Ride Hail Platform Architecture in China

  Lin, L. (Speaker)

  10 Aug 2025

  Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar

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Lin, L., & Zhao, L. (Accepted/In press). More Regulation, More Precarity: The Paradox of Ride-hail Regulation. In F. Gill (Ed.), Local Social Change in China: The State as Social Actor (pp. 172-187)

Lin, Lefeng ; Zhao, Lei. / More Regulation, More Precarity : The Paradox of Ride-hail Regulation. Local Social Change in China: The State as Social Actor. editor / Fiona Gill. 2025. pp. 172-187

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