| Title: | Law and the "Sharing Economy" : Regulating Online Market Platforms |
| Authors: | Derek MCKEE, Author |
| Material Type: | Electronic document |
| Publisher: | University of Ottawa Press, 2018 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-7766-2751-9 |
| Size: | 357 p. / EPUB |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | 321 (Conjoncture, conditions économiques et politiques actuelles) |
| Descriptors: |
Thésaurus du Management ECONOMIC CRISIS ; ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ; ECONOMIC LIBERALISM ; ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY ; MICROECONOMICS |
| Abstract: | Controversy shrouds Sharing Economy platforms. It stems partially from the platforms' economic impact, which is felt most acutely in certain sectors: Uber drivers compete with taxi drivers; Airbnb hosts compete with hotels. Other consequences lie elsewhere: Uber is associated with a trend toward low-paying, precarious work, whereas Airbnb is accused of exacerbating real estate speculation and raising the cost of long-term rental housing. While governments in some jurisdictions have attempted to rein in the platforms, technology has enabled such companies to bypass conventional regulatory categories, generating accusations of "unfair competition" as well as debates about the merits of existing regulatory regimes. (source Dawsonenter) |
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