Bibliograph

After the gig, how the sharing economy got hijacked and how to win it back, Juliet B. Schor and collaborators William Attwood-Charles, Mehmet Cansoy, Lindsey "Luka" Carfagna, Samantha Eddy, Connor Fitzmaurice, Isak Ladegaard, Robert Wengronowitz

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After the gig, how the sharing economy got hijacked and how to win it back, Juliet B. Schor and collaborators William Attwood-Charles, Mehmet Cansoy, Lindsey "Luka" Carfagna, Samantha Eddy, Connor Fitzmaurice, Isak Ladegaard, Robert Wengronowitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

After the gig

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1140381737

Responsibility statement

Juliet B. Schor and collaborators William Attwood-Charles, Mehmet Cansoy, Lindsey "Luka" Carfagna, Samantha Eddy, Connor Fitzmaurice, Isak Ladegaard, Robert Wengronowitz

Sub title

how the sharing economy got hijacked and how to win it back

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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, and democratic sharing

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