From the Book - First Edition.
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
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