The Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy, Edited by Alexandrea J. Ravenelle. A Review

For some, sharing-economy work represents a new opportunity for the masses in terms of empowerment of self-autonomy, personal responsibility and work-schedule flexibility. In Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy, Alexandrea J. Ravenelle questions such a neoliberal narrative, revealing that the sharing economy also exacerbates issues related to inequality and discrimination – already present in the US labor market.