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A review by goldandsalt
After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win It Back by Juliet B. Schor
4.0
As usual for Schor, this book is very readable and offers a couple of possible solutions to the problems with the sharing economy that she outlines. I didn't find it to be as wildly hopeful as [b:Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth|7258237|Plenitude The New Economics of True Wealth|Juliet B. Schor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442417840l/7258237._SY75_.jpg|8311552], but then again, I'm not nearly as emotionally invested in the sharing economy as I am in the idea of reduced productivity and work hours. If you're pretty into the sharing economy, work for a platform, or are interested in interrogating platforms' claims that sharing is good for people and the environment, this is essential reading.
While I didn't find this to be as eye-opening as Plenitude and [b:The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure|178930|The Overworked American The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure|Juliet B. Schor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1436873030l/178930._SY75_.jpg|172863], I read those both before grad school, so with a very different frame of reference. I think in the case of the sharing economy, I was already a bit disillusioned with it before reading this book, so there was no big "aha" moment. What it does offer is again, a very readable account of years of rigorous research.
While I didn't find this to be as eye-opening as Plenitude and [b:The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure|178930|The Overworked American The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure|Juliet B. Schor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1436873030l/178930._SY75_.jpg|172863], I read those both before grad school, so with a very different frame of reference. I think in the case of the sharing economy, I was already a bit disillusioned with it before reading this book, so there was no big "aha" moment. What it does offer is again, a very readable account of years of rigorous research.