TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The interplay of labor and capital perspectives on formalization approaches: motorcycle taxi drivers in Bangkok
JO  - Heliyon
A1  - Theerakosonphong, Kritsada
A1  - Amornsiriphong, Somsak
SP  - e09061
EP  - e09061
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - Motorcycle taxi drivers (MTDs) are classified as self-employed informal workers. The interplay between formality and informality is examined in this article from labor and capital perspectives on formalization approaches. Data was collected by questionnaire survey and semi-structured interview methods and analyzed. <br><br>RESULTS revealed significant overlap and informality concealed within formality, as well as stakeholder illegal practice in occupational registration and social assistance programs as well as factors affecting short-term cash transfer programs during the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These findings suggest that 1) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) should be held accountable for responses caused by its urban transportation network; and 2) government agencies should address institutionalized corruption in the motorcycle taxi trade as an underlying cause of unproductive means-testing in providing social assistance during a pandemic.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2405-8440
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09061
ID  - ref1
ER  -