Whats Yours is Mine: Against the sharing economy

What's Yours Is Mine: Against the Sharing Economy by Tom Slee examines the ideology and economics underlying the sharing economy movement - Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit, and similar platforms that have reshaped service work and accommodation markets globally. Rather than accepting the utopian narrative of community-driven sharing, Slee investigates how these platforms operate as centralized marketplaces that extract value from individual participants while concentrating wealth and control in corporate hands.

Slee combines economic analysis with case studies to show how the sharing economy functions in practice. He explores the asymmetry between the platform's interests and the interests of drivers, hosts, and workers; examines how algorithmic management replaces traditional employment; and argues that what appears as peer-to-peer exchange often masks a new form of labor extraction. The book challenges the libertarian framing that dominates tech discourse, offering a more skeptical view of automation, data collection, and the dismantling of regulated labor markets.

This is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how digital platforms reshape work, community, and urban life. Slee's critique extends beyond individual companies to examine broader questions about power, inequality, and the future of employment in the digital age.

• Analyzes platforms including Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit
• Examines the gap between sharing economy rhetoric and actual business models
• Explores algorithmic management and worker autonomy
• Challenges libertarian ideology shaping tech policy
• Relevant to economics, labor studies, and technology policy

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