Law and Norms in the Market Response to Discrimination in the Sharing Economy
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Naomi Schoenbaum
Abstract
Sharing-economy firms have opposed the application of antidiscrimination law to their transactions. At the same time, these firms have heralded their ability to achieve antidiscrimination aims without the force of law, and have adopted various measures to address discrimination. This Article documents and assesses these measures, focusing on the relationship between law and norms. Relying on the sharing economy as a case study, this Article shows how law can play a crucial role in spurring antidiscrimination efforts by firms that it does not regulate, but also how antidiscrimination law might nonetheless be undermined by these voluntary efforts.
Acknowledgements
My thanks for very helpful comments and questions go to Naomi Cahn, June Carbone, Shelly Kreiczer-Levy, Nancy Levit, an anonymous reviewer, the editors at the Journal of Law and Ethics of Human Rights, and participants in the symposium on the Sharing Economy: Markets and Human Rights at the College of Law and Business in Ramat Gan, Israel.
© 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
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- Frontmatter
- Law and Norms in the Market Response to Discrimination in the Sharing Economy
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Law and Norms in the Market Response to Discrimination in the Sharing Economy
- The Power of the Crowd in the Sharing Economy
- Silos and First Movers in the Sharing Economy Debates
- Trading on the Unknown: Scenarios for the Future Value of Data
- The Role of Platforms in Fulfilling the Potential of Crowdfunding as an Alternative Decentralized Arena for Cultural Financing
