The “sharing economy” has attracted a great deal of attention in recent months. Platforms
such as Airbnb and Uber are experiencing explosive growth, which, in turn, has led to …

The philosophy behind the Sharing Economy–where access to resources and assets have
become more important than ownership itself (Conrad 2014: 7)–is far from new. Albeit …

Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Velázquez, and Committee Members, I am delighted to
have been invited to speak to you about digitally-enabled peer-to-peer businesses. Thank …

Scholars have argued that the sharing economy represents a transitional pathway to
sustainability. The growth, however, of multi-national giants, such as Airbnb or Uber, has …

What came to be called the sharing economy emerged on the US scene in 2008. Originally
termed “collaborative consumption”(Botsman and Rogers 2010), it was born out of …

This is the ultimate source for anyone who wants a comprehensive view of how the sharing
economy began and how it may fundamentally change capitalism across the globe. The …

The sharing economy, defined as a social and economic system of transactions in which
individuals use third-party technology platforms that match providers and users to exchange …

“An insightful guide to the forces shaping our economy” that explores the far-ranging
implications of the shift to crowd-based capitalism—with case studies on Uber, Airbnb, and …

The aim of this chapter is to provide a synthetic overview of those forms of unconventional
economies known by a variety of terms including sharing economy, collaborative …

In the spring of 2014, the sharing economy held an unusual gathering in San Francisco, a
sort of “coming out” party. Entitled “SHARE,” the conference included not only founders …