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 …

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 …

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 …

Handbook of the sharing economy Page 1 HANDBOOK OF THE Sharing Economy Edited by
Russell W. Belk• Giana M. Eckhardt e Fleura Bardhi Page 2 HANDBOOK OF THE SHARING …

Sharing, or practices by which individuals use, occupy, or enjoy something with others, is
long-standing. Anthropologists analyse the ways that sharing produces and reproduces …

Recent societal forces, combined with advances in technology, have led to the creation of
the sharing economy, a 21st century socio-economic system built on the sharing of human …

Providing a colorful insight into the people at the forefront of the emergent Sharing Economy,
a movement predicted to already be worth around $26 B a year, this book gives vital advice …

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 …

Is it rational to own a car when 92% 1 of its time will be spent in a parking space? Does it
make sense to buy an electric drill and then to use it only once a year? Or to consign a …

In this article, we take stock of the ambivalent and contested nature of the sharing economy.
Considering the 'sharing economy'as an umbrella construct and an essentially contested …