Description: Sharing Economy : The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-based Capitalism, Paperback by Sundararajan, Arun, ISBN 0262533529, ISBN-13 9780262533522, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The wide-ranging implications of the shift to a sharing economy, a new model of organizing economic activity that may supplant traditional corporations. Sharing isn't new. Giving someone a ride, having a guest in your spare room, running errands for someone, participating in a supper club—these are not revolutionary concepts. What is new, in the “sharing economy,” is that you are not helping a friend for free; you are providing these services to a stranger for money. In this book, Arun Sundararajan, an expert on the sharing economy, explains the transition to what he describes as “crowd-based capitalism”—a new way of organizing economic activity that may supplant the traditional corporate-centered model. As peer-to-peer commercial exchange blurs the lines between the personal and the professional, how will the economy, government regulation, what it means to have a job, and our social fabric be affected? Drawing on extensive research and numerous real-world examples—including Airbnb, Lyft, Uber, Etsy, TaskRabbit, France's BlaBlaCar, China's Didi Kuaidi, and India's Ola, Sundararajan explains the basics of crowd-based capitalism. He describes the intriguing mix of “gift” and “market” in its transactions, demystifies emerging blockchain technologies, and clarifies the dizzying array of emerging on-demand platforms. He considers how this new paradigm changes economic growth and the future of work. Will we live in a world of empowered entrepreneurs who enjoy professional flexibility and independence? Or will we become disenfranchised laborers scurrying between platforms in search of the next wedge of piecework? Sundararajan highlights the important policy choices and suggests possible new directions for self-regulatory organizations, labor law, and funding our social safety net.
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Book Title: Sharing Economy : the End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Arun Sundararajan
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Business Communication / General, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, E-Commerce / General (See Also Computers / Electronic Commerce), Free Enterprise
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 254 Pages
