Sharing economy workers: Selling, not sharing

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 281-295

  Ravenelle, Alexandrea J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Airbnb; entrepreneur; precarity; sharing economy; Uber; workers

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 85021817777     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsw043     Document Type: Article

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