Reengineering the sharing economy : : design, policy, and regulation / / edited by Babak Heydari, Northeastern University [and three others].

• TeilnehmendeR: Heydari, Babak,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, UK : : Cambridge University Press,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Mar 2023).

The current sharing economy suffers from system-wide deficiencies even as it produces distinctive benefits and advantages for some participants. The first generation of sharing markets has left us to question: Will there be any workers in the sharing economy? Can we know enough about these technologies to regulate them? Is there any way to avoid the monopolization of assets, information, and wealth? Using convergent, transdisciplinary perspectives, this volume examines the challenge of reengineering a sharing economy that is more equitable, democratic, sustainable, and just. The volume enhances the reader's capacity for integrating applicable findings and theories in business, law and social science into ethical engineering design and practice. At the same time, the book helps explain how technological innovations in the sharing economy create value for different stakeholders and how they impact society at large. Reengineering the Sharing Economy is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Babak Heydari, Ozlem Ergun, Rashmi Dyal-Chand and Yakov Bart; -- Part I. Cross-Cutting Foundations and Norms for the Sharing Economy of Tomorrow: 2. A sociotechnical ecosystem perspective of sharing economy platforms Babak Heydari; -- 3. The sharing economy and environmental sustainability Matthew J. Eckelman and Yuliya Kalmykova; -- 4. Sharing economy and privacy Laetitia Lambillotte and Yakov Bart; -- 5. Sharing and reputation Steve Tadelis; -- 6. Labor and the platform economy Juliet B. Schor and Steven P. Vallas; -- 7. Contemplating the next generation of sharing economy regulation Rashmi Dyal-Chand; -- Part II. Sharing in Context - Domains, Applications, and Effects: 8. Understanding the impact of ridesharing services on traffic congestion Mehdi Behroozi; -- 9. Increasing shareability in ride-pooling systems: opportunities and empirical studies Haris N. Koutsopoulos and Zhenliang Ma; -- 10. How the sharing economy is reshaping the dynamics of neighborhoods: a theoretical presentation and a test case Dan O'Brien, Babak Heydari and Laiyang Ke; -- 11. Sharing in future energy systems Michael Kane, Elizabeth Allen, Yutong Si and Jennie C. Stephens; -- 12. Shared last mile delivery: current trends and future opportunities Necati Duman, Ozlem Ergun and Mehdi Behroozi; -- 13. Future themes in sharing economy Babak Heydari, Ozlem Ergun, Rashmi Dyal-Chand and Yakov Bart.