Performing the sharing economy

Abstract

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Understanding the organization of sharing economy in agri-food systems: evidence from alternative food networks in Valencia

“…Furthermore, AFNs in Valencia feature a broader distribution of power among members: when the number of AFNs' members grow, then bureaucratic elements are often developed to maintain such a broad power distribution. Therefore, these results seem to suggest that AFNs as sharing economy models in today's agricultural and food sector are less subject to negative implications such as labour rights reduction (Richardson 2015), subtle reproduction of social exclusion (Schor 2014) and corporate co-optation (Martin 2016).…”

“…Yet, recent evidence shows that power issues, specifically dynamics of exclusion from co-access to resources, may still take place in subtle forms among participants in the sharing economy (Schor et al 2016). Furthermore, the absence or scarcity of public regulation on many new forms of sharing economy may lead to cases of labour exploitation (Richardson 2015;Martin 2016), and thus, even more power inequality. 4.…”

“…On the other hand, scholars have highlighted risks and adverse impacts that the sharing economy brings about. Risks include, amongst others, a shift towards poorly regulated markets, with consequent issues of taxation avoidance or erosion of labour and trade union rights (Gruzka 2015;Martin 2016), and the perpetuation of non-inclusive practices, for example generating corporate co-optation and socio-cultural exclusion (Richardson 2015;Schor et al 2016). …”

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Regeneración urbana, innovación social y prácticas económicas alternativas en ciudades medias: el Barrio del Oeste (Salamanca) / Urban renewal, social innovation and alternative economic practices in intermediate cities: a case study from the Oeste Quarter (Salamanca, Spain)

“…Frente a concepciones más amplias que incorporan a esta categoría la llamada «economía colaborativa» sustentada en plataformas digitales (Uber, AirBnB, Couchsurfing, iniciativas de crowdfunding y crowdlending) sin contacto personal directo entre los usuarios (Martin, 2015;Richardson, 2015;Gil, 2017), la incorporación de la organización espacial como criterio metodológico de identificación y clasificación de las prácticas económicas alternativas (Méndez, 2015 y 2016) permite centrar la investigación empírica en el análisis de procesos geográ-ficos como la influencia de la densidad y la aglomeración en el surgimiento de estas prácticas, su contribución a la definición de identidades locales específicas y su viabilidad para alumbrar una economía de pequeña escala, más horizontal y con una importante recirculación local de los activos. Como ya afirmara Tobler en su primera ley espacial (citado en Miller, 2004), todo está relacionado con todo, pero los objetos próximos guardan más relación entre sí que con los objetos lejanos, de modo que la cercanía entre los actores, en este caso, puede originar procesos complejos con efectos sobre la estructura y morfología del espacio geográfico.…”