{"product_id":"2940170818068","title":"The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism","description":"Sharing isn't new. Giving someone a ride, having a guest in your spare room, running errands for someone, participating in a supper club-these are not revolutionary concepts. What is new, in the \"sharing economy,\" is that you are not helping a friend for free; you are providing these services to a stranger for money. In this book, Arun Sundararajan, an expert on the sharing economy, explains the transition to what he describes as \"crowd-based capitalism\"-a new way of organizing economic activity that may supplant the traditional corporate-centered model. As peer-to-peer commercial exchange blurs the lines between the personal and the professional, how will the economy, government regulation, what it means to have a job, and our social fabric be affected?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on extensive research and numerous real-world examples, Sundararajan explains the basics of crowd-based capitalism. He describes the intriguing mix of \"gift\" and \"market\" in its transactions, demystifies emerging blockchain technologies, and clarifies the dizzying array of emerging on-demand platforms. He then considers how this new paradigm changes economic growth and the future of work.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098540032240,"sku":"2940170818068","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170818068_p0.jpg?v=1763718299","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170818068","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}