Will the “sharing economy” fundamentally change the way we work? Platforms like the taxi service Uber, and the vacation rental service Airbnb, sever traditional bonds between a company and its employees, instead providing platforms where customers and independent contractors match themselves for the service in question. Will we all become independent contractors rather than employees? Pundits like to talk in all-or-nothing terms, but common sense economicssuggests a middle ground.
Read more.
by 