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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?

Affittare un appartamento con Airbnb, spostarsi con Blablacar, Uber o, più ecologicamente, con il bike sharing, cenare prenotando con Gnammo, dopo aver lasciato il cane a un dog-sitter trovato con Petme: benvenuti nel mondo della sharing economy e delle sue miriadi di applicazioni. C’è chi la vede come una soluzione alla crisi, per compensare redditi falcidiati dalla globalizzazione e per assicurare prezzi minori rispetto al mercato. Ma è anche il regno del lavoro non tutelato, della concorrenza sleale, dell'elusione di standard, garanzie e imposte.

"La sharing economy", letteralmente economia della condivisione, detta in italiano anche "consumo collaborativo", è una tipologia di rete economica emergente nella quale le persone condividono le risorse - come strumenti, servizi e abilità -, spesso a un costo significativamente inferiore rispetto a quello di mercato. Il concetto chiave è "condividere guadagnando. In genere, questo tipo di accordi consente ai partecipanti di condividere fra di loro prodotti o servizi.

Inspired by How an Economy Grows and Why It Doesn't - a previously published book by the Schiffs' father Irwin, a widely published economist and activist - How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes incorporates the spirit of the original while tackling the latest economic issues. With wit and humor, the Schiffs explain the roots of economic growth, the uses of capital, the destructive nature of consumer credit, the source of inflation, the importance of trade, savings, and risk, and many other topical principles of economics.

From Uber to the presidential debates, the gig economy has been dominating the headlines, and for good reason. Today, more than a third of Americans are working in the gig economy - mixing together short-term jobs, contract work, and freelance assignments. For those who've figured out the formula, life has never been better! The Gig Economy is your guide to this uncertain but ultimately rewarding world. Succeeding in it starts with shifting gears to recognize that only you control your future.

How do you value your private data? What about your job? The truth is someone is selling your data, and your job may be among the countless others being lost to AI at record rates. Because of this abuse of technology among many others, most people have lost all agency over their technology, devices, and information. But technologist William Welser IV has a plan to help us regain control. Enter The Story Economy, a guide that provides fresh purchasing power in a world where opportunity feels harder and harder to grasp.

“Gary Vaynerchuk has seen the future of marketing. The Thank You Economy shows how it's built on both the time-honored techniques of listening to and appreciating customers and newer services like Twitter that allow you to engage directly with customers at unprecedented scale and speed. The...

In What’s Yours Is Mine, internationally acclaimed technologist Tom Slee argues the so-called sharing economy damages development, extends harsh free-market practices into previously protected areas of our lives, and presents the opportunity for a few people to make fortunes by damaging communities and pushing vulnerable individuals to take on unsustainable risk.

Gigging: Everything & The Sharing Economy.In the "Gigging: Everything & The Sharing Economy" podcast, mark anthony peterson (Ceyero Consulting's founder and thought leader) breaks down global Sharing and Gig Economy trends, forecasts, news, and Gig companies' strategy. Thinking of starting a Gig or Sharing business? Thinking of investing in a Gig or Sharing startup? Are you a Gig worker? Do you expect to have a driverless car during your lifetime? If you answered “yes” to one or all of these questions, this podcast is for you!Learn more about mark anthony peterson at www.ceyero.com#...

The origins of the next radical economy is rooted in a tradition that has empowered people for centuries and is now making a comeback. A new feudalism is on the rise. While monopolistic corporations feed their spoils to the rich, more and more of us are expected to live gig to gig. But, as...