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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The sharing economy offers freedom but doesn’t deliver.
Chapter 3: By flouting rules and regulations, companies put clients in danger and create unhappy workers.
Chapter 4: Businesses in the sharing economy cut costs by dismissing staff and hiring unprotected contractors.
Chapter 5: The sharing economy leaves workers battling for scraps and turning to illegal labor.
Chapter 6: Automation is not as harmful to blue-collar jobs as the deregulation threat.
Chapter 7: Declining wages and a lack of job security are pushing the US economy toward the brink of collapse.
Chapter 8: We need a new social contract that safeguards both workers and businesses.
Description
Raw Deal (2015) reveals the ugly truth behind the new sharing economy and the harm that companies like Uber or Airbnb are inflicting upon societies around the world. There’s a major crisis on the horizon, and it will affect not only these companies’ exploited employees. We’re all at risk, and we’ll need to choose our next steps wisely to prevent an economic collapse.
Who Should Listen
- Students of economics and politics
- Readers interested in the job market and labor regulations
- Employees worried about declining workplace standards