Ebook: Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy: Helping People Build Cooperatives, Social Enterprise, and Local Sustainable Economies

Transactional lawyers are needed, en masse, to aid in an epic reinvention of our economic system. This reinvention is referred to by many names-the ""sharing economy, "" ""collaborative consumption, "" the ""grassroots economy""--And involves different ways of meeting people's needs, participating in production, and transacting with each other.;Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: The Legal Landscape of the Sharing Economy; Chapter Two: Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy; Chapter Three: New Kinds of Agreements; Chapter Four: New Kinds of Organizations; Chapter Five: New Kinds of Exchange; Chapter Six: New Kinds of Capital; Chapter Seven: Employment Laws and New Ways of Working Together; Chapter Eight: New Forms of Production and Commerce; Chapter Nine: New Relationships with Land and Housing; Chapter Ten: New Approaches to Intellectual Property.