Putting the sharing economy into perspective

Koen Frenken; Juliet Schor

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2017.01.003

Putting the sharing economy into perspective

Koen Frenken^*, Juliet Schor

^*Corresponding author for this work

Boston College

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Abstract

We develop a conceptual framework that allows us to define the sharing economy and its close cousins and we understand its sudden rise from an economic-historic perspective. We then assess the sharing economy platforms in terms of the economic, social and environmental impacts. We end with reflections on current regulations and future alternatives, and suggest a number of future research questions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-10
Journal	Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2017.01.003
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Platform
Regulation
Reverse technology assessment
Sharing
Sustainability

UN SDGs

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Putting the sharing economy into perspective

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