Domesticating the market

Moral Exchange and the Sharing Economy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4237189
AutoresConnor J Fitzmaurice (Boston University), I Ladegaard (0000-0001-9480-551X, Boston College), William Attwood-Charles (0000-0002-4644-2096, Boston College), Mehmet Cansoy (0000-0001-9448-7005, Boston College), Lindsey B Carfagna (0000-0001-9707-1291, Boston College), Juliet B Schor (0000-0001-9635-1232, Boston College, autor de correspondencia), Robert Wengronowitz (Boston College)
Año2020
Volumen18
Número1
Páginas81-102
Fecha de publicación2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocio-Economic Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1475-1461 • E-ISSN: 1475-147X
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/ser/mwy003
OpenAlexW2790954002
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas29
Referencias citadas48

The 'sharing economy' is a contested realm, with critics arguing it represents a further development of neoliberalism, as platforms such as Airbnb and TaskRabbit, monetize previously uncommodified realms of life via renting of bedrooms, possessions, space and labor time. To date, this debate has largely ignored participants' views. Using data from 120 in-depth interviews with providers in two for-profit and three not-for-profit sites, we find that most see the sharing economy differently, as an opportunity to build a radically different market, from the bottom up. Like the detractors, they are critical of dominant market arrangements, however, they believe the sharing sector can construct personalized exchanges that are morally attuned, based on ideals of community, and that help them achieve creative and financial autonomy in their working lives. These aspirations represent an attempt to tame, or domesticate the neoliberal market

Moral economy · Neoliberalism (international relations · Realm · Sharing economy · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Sharing Economy and Platforms