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Platform Politics : Corporate Power, Grassroots Movements and the Sharing Economy by Luke Yates (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBristol University Press
ISBN-101529236150
ISBN-139781529236156
eBay Product ID (ePID)3060893099
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePlatform Politics : Corporate Power, Grassroots Movements and the Sharing Economy
Publication Year2025
SubjectMedia Studies, Political Economy, Economics / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
AuthorLuke Yates
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight7.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"A must-read for anyone interested in platform capitalism and platform power, drawing on unique empirical materials to unpack the strategies of digital platform companies to (re)shape regulations." Claire Colomb, University of Cambridge, "Drawing on interviews and detailed case studies, Platform Politics uncovers the political strategies of platforms, as well as the resistance to them. The book makes an important contribution, proposing ways we can understand platform power." Jamie Woodcock, King's College London
Dewey Decimal331.2572
Table Of Content1. Introducing Platform Politics 2. Contested Stories of Platform Capitalism: Crisis, Legitimacy and Platform Rhetoric 3. Trajectories of Struggle around Lean Platforms: Making Sense of Change 4. The Practices of Platform Power: A Typology 5. Manufacturing a Movement: Platform Power at Airbnb 6. The Futures of Platform Politics
SynopsisThe 'sharing economy', powered by companies like Airbnb, Uber and Deliveroo, promised to revolutionize the way we work and live. But what changes have come about, and why? This book shows how platform capitalism is not only shaped by business decisions, but is a result of struggles involving social movements, consumer politics and state interventions. It focuses in particular on the controversial tactics used by platform giants to avoid regulation. Drawing on cutting-edge research and analysis, the book provides a critical overview of the struggles around platforms, examines platform power, and reflects on the different possible futures of the platform economy., The platform economy, powered by companies like Airbnb, Uber and Deliveroo, promised to revolutionize the way we work and live. But what are the actual benefits to our society and economy? This book interrogates the 'sharing economy', showing how platform capitalism is not only shaped by business decisions, but is a result of struggles involving social movements, consumer politics and state interventions. It focuses in particular on the controversial tactics used by platform giants to avoid regulation. Drawing on cutting-edge research and analysis, this book provides a critical overview of this important topic, and imagines the different possible futures of the platform economy.
LC Classification NumberHD5109.Y3 2024
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