tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17495502.post3398899788903026041..comments2023-06-23T01:21:23.967-07:00Comments on Jezza's Blog: The sharing economy and the casualisation of labourJeremy Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657204289331648516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17495502.post-21228479138163864672012-10-03T06:27:52.767-07:002012-10-03T06:27:52.767-07:00Well yes of course. But the imperfections in the m...Well yes of course. But the imperfections in the market (lack of information, reliance on personal connections, need for a personal relationship with the producer or domestic services) work in favour of the seller. The point of 'task sharing' is to iron out those imperfections, removing the 'friction' that works in favour of the seller and increasing the pool from which buyers can shop. I don't mind this when it's a thing that it being sold, but labour power is different because it's a human being, not a commodity. And because labour power is very perishable, so the pressure on the seller to accept the lowest possible price needed to keep body and soul together is very strong. Jeremy Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657204289331648516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17495502.post-58663792724541488052012-10-03T06:15:19.495-07:002012-10-03T06:15:19.495-07:00Wouldn't expanding the number of buyers for ca...Wouldn't expanding the number of buyers for casual domestic work increase the demand for casual laborers, and therefore the amount casual laborers earn?<br /><br />Casual laborers are already VERY interested in any way they can earn money, so they are already looking for that work. As you wrote, they typically don't have other options. So this is likely to expand the consumer base more than the supplier base.Ori Pomerantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162568025752213764noreply@blogger.com