I am not an Economist but I am involved in economy more often as a consumer and sometimes a producer. I am in awe of how the author breaks down "sharing economy" and how he uses examples of innovations that are well known like Uber and AirBnB.
It is true that the sharing economy does appeal to ideals like equality, the essence of community and sustainability and it is also true that these companies or stakeholders use the same ideals to make massive private fortunes and we ought to question all this, in terms of what impact will it have on the future and without technology and the internet how sustainable would they be?
Do they offer long term solutions to complex social problems?
I took my time reading this book, because it was detailed and had facts and reports to build up on. If you are into economics or are looking to set up a start-up then this book offers insight on the other side of the lens that we know little about. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Slee has written a well researched book. This author details the nature of the "sharing" economy such as UBER and Air BNB, pointing out quite clearly this "sharing" is nothing more than transferring the liabilities, risks and corporate obligations on to the working poor and local communities. Slee describes the new economy where companies that are organizing people "share" resources such as accommodation or transportation. In other words they exploit ruthlessly property that does not belong to them, riding roughshod over social, political and legal controls driving down workers income to starvation levels.

Slee is a master at showing complex economic reality in a straightforward, comprehensive and readable format. His research is impeccable . I can't wait to see what he writes next.

To me Slee clearly shows that economic Capital is no longer about ownership, its about the accumulation of power.