Platform economics : rhetoric and reality in the Sharing Economy

Platform Economics tackles head on the rhetoric surrounding the so-called "sharing economy", which has muddied public debate and has contributed to a lack of policy and regulatory intervention. The book sheds light on the sharing economy debate by offering an in-depth analysis both of rhet...

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Main Authors Codagnone, Cristiano (Author), Karatzogianni, Athina (Author), Matthews, Jacob, active 2018 (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
EditionFirst edition.
SeriesDigital activism and society.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781787438095
9781787439856
DOI10.1108/9781787438095
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 205 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Prelims
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Platform Economics and the Sharing Economy: A Primer
  • Chapter 2 Rhetoric, Reality, Impacts and Regulation in Labour Intermediation Platforms
  • Chapter 3 Digital Labour Markets in a Broader Perspective
  • Chapter 4 Ideological Production in Digital Intermediation Platforms
  • Chapter 5 Conclusions and Research Agenda for the Future
  • References
  • Index.