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  • The Sharing Economy

  • The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism
  • By: Arun Sundararajan
  • Narrated by: Vikas Adam
  • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (24 ratings)

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Summary

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, 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 then considers how this new paradigm changes economic growth and the future of work.

©2016 Arun Sundararajan (P)2016 Tantor
E-Commerce Economics US Economy Economic inequality Employment Innovation Economic disparity
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Interesting look at the gig economy

I initially struggled to get into this book, however once past the introduction I found the subject very interesting and it provoked many ideas.

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