Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 285 pages)
ISBN:
0520974220
,
9780520974227
Content:
"When the "sharing economy" launched a decade ago, proponents claimed that it would transform the experience of work-giving earners flexibility, autonomy, and a decent income. It was touted as a cure for social isolation and rampant ecological degradation. But this novel form of gig work soon sprouted a dark side: exploited Uber drivers, neighborhoods ruined by Airbnb, racial discrimination, and rising carbon emissions. Several of the most prominent platforms are now faced with existential crises as they prioritize growth over fairness and long-term viability. Nevertheless, the basic model-a peer-to-peer structure augmented by digital tech-holds the potential to meet its original promises. Based on nearly a decade of pioneering research, After the Gig dives into what went wrong along the way to this contemporary reimagining of labor. The book examines multiple types of data from thirteen cases to identify the unique features and potential of sharing platforms that prior research has failed to identify. Juliet B. Schor presents a compelling case that we can engineer a reboot: through regulatory reforms and cooperative platforms owned and controlled by users, an equitable and actual sharing economy is still possible."--
Content:
Introduction : the problem of work -- From the cyber-culture to "we are the Uber of x" -- Earning on the platforms -- Shared, but unequal -- "The shared economy is a Lie" -- Swapping with snobs -- Coops and commons : toward a democratic sharing economy
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520325050
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520385672
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Schor, Juliet B., 1955 - After the gig Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2020 ISBN 9780520325050
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520385672
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Sharing Economy
;
Rentabilität
;
Wirtschaftstheorie
;
Einkommen
;
Sharing Economy
;
Fallstudie
Author information:
Schor, Juliet B. 1955-
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