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Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and the sharing economy / Rachel Bozek, book editor.

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New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, 2018.

Cooperation -- Juvenile literature.

Sharing -- Economic aspects -- Juvenile literature.

9781534500464 (paperback) :

1534500464 (paperback)

9781534500488 (library binding) :

1534500480 (library binding)

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

206 pages ; 24 cm.

The importance of Opposing Viewpoints introduction -- Chapter 1: Is the "sharing economy" really about sharing? -- 1. A sharing economy creates a sharing society / Benita Matofska -- 2. The gig economy is still unchartered territory / Joanna Penn and John Wihbey -- 3. The problem with corporate nullification / Frank Pasquale and Siva Vaidhyanathan -- 4. We must understand the sharing economy before trying to regulate it / Kristofer Erickson -- 5. Regulation of the sharing economy is necessary / Ayesha Khanna and Parag Khanna -- 6. Retire the word "sharing" / Augie Ray -- Chapter 2: How do the sharing economy and conventional businesses affect one another? -- 1. Uber and the taxi industry must find a middle ground / Georgios Petropoulos -- 2. We need offline, not digital, policy for the online economy / João E. Gata -- 3. The rise of Uber comes at a social cost / Brishen Rogers -- 4. The sharing economy has many business models / Boyd Cohen -- 5. The traditional economy can thrive from competition from the sharing economy / Stephen King -- 6. Regulations for traditional businesses will not work for businesses in the sharing economy / Urs Gasser -- Chapter 3: Who benefits from the sharing economy? -- 1. The peer-to-peer economy doesn't benefit workers / Robin Chase -- 2. The sharing economy isn't likely to hurt capitalism / Chris Martin -- 3. Uber shifts the responsibility - and potential benefits - to drivers / Brishen Rogers -- 4. The sharing economy isn't solving labor problems / Juliet Schor -- 5. True sharing platforms are more beneficial than businesses in the sharing economy / Duncan McCann -- Chapter 4: Is the sharing economy here to stay? -- 1. For ride-bookers, safety remains an issue / Dan Russo and Maggie DeBlasis -- 2. This economy is already a big part of our lives / David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee -- 3. The sharing economy is changing the way businesses are run / Laura French -- 4. If millennials are the future, then so is the sharing economy / Lendogram -- 5. The sharing economy is here to stay, sort of / Bernhard Resch -- Periodical and internet souces bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books.

Something remarkable emerged as a result of the Great Recession of the early twenty-first century: a sharing economy. Among the loss of jobs and mortgages and uncertainty about the future, people got creative with the way they earned and spent their money. Democratic platforms like Uber and Airbnb have skyrocketed in popularity, prompting tighter government regulations. But are they the answer to an economy increasingly controlled by giant corporations? Or are they just a different way for people to profit from and exploit struggling workers? Learn more from viewpoints written by today s experts. Full-Color Photographs, Bibliography, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Detailed Table of Contents, Further Information Section, Index, Primary Sources, Sidebars, Websites.

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