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6 - More Than a Day’s Work in Austin

from Part II - Collaborative Capitalism Explored

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2018

Rashmi Dyal-Chand
Affiliation:
Northeastern University School of Law
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Summary

Part III of the book addresses the question of how to deploy law and policy in support of collaborative capitalism in American cities. Chapter 8 begins by comparing and contrasting the collaborative business networks in this book with the so-called “sharing economy,” which has been the subject of much discussion in urban America. More recently, the sharing economy has been described as the “gig economy,” and even the “taking economy.” As Chapter 8 discusses, this is for good reason. The most critical factor that distinguishes the collaborative business networks in this book from the sharing economy is that the former return more wealth to their employees. More generally, it seems possible that each of the six features of collaborative capitalism operates to support a more equitable distribution within these networks than is apparent at least among sharing economy giants such as Uber. At the same time, it also appears possible that the platform technologies that serve as foundations for the sharing economy could be used to support collaborative business networks such as those described in this book. As Chapter 8 discusses, law may well play a major role in defining the line between gig economies and collaborative business networks.
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Collaborative Capitalism in American Cities
Reforming Urban Market Regulations
, pp. 132 - 158
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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