The Rise of the Sharing Economy Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Consumption 1st edition by Pia Albinsson ISBN 9781440851865, 1440851867

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 Rise of the Sharing Economy: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Consumption examines the business phenomenon of the sharing economy, giving readers a thorough analysis of this up-and-coming sector. The book presents a detailed historical perspective of sharing and cooperatives, followed by a discussion of societal factors—predominantly technology—that have facilitated the fast growth of collaborative consumption businesses. Additional chapters offer progressive perspectives on how companies can further commercialize sharing. Written for undergraduate and graduate students studying the collaborative market and for those with entrepreneurial aspirations, this book provides important insight about technology facilities sharing, peer-to-peer lending, grassroots social entrepreneurial efforts, the economics of the sharing economy, legal and public policy issues, and more.

Part One The Sharing Economy: How Did We Arrive Here?

Chapter 1 Introduction: Sharing in Modern Societies

Chapter 2 Precursors to the Sharing Economy: Cooperatives

Chapter 3 When Sharing Was a Necessity: A Historical Perspective of Collaborative Consumption in East Germany

Chapter 4 Societal Factors and the Emergence of the Sharing Economy

Part Two Technology: A Facilitator of Modern-Day Sharing

Chapter 5 Online Technology as a Driver of Sharing

Chapter 6 Mapping the Collaborative Economy Landscape and Its Relationship with Information and Communication Technologies

Chapter 7 The Economics of Peer-to-Peer Online Sharing

Part Three Collaborative Consumption: Peer-to-Peer Engagements in the Sharing Economy

Chapter 8 The Rise and Fall of Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Consumption: A Perspective from Two Types of Collaborative Consumption Practices

Chapter 9 Access-Based Consumption: From Ownership to Non-Ownership of Clothing

Part Four The Sharing Economy in Relation to the Marketplace and the Government

Chapter 10 Commercial Sharing 2.0: Business Opportunities in a Maturing Marketplace

Chapter 11 The Role of Governments in Peer-to-Peer Sharing and Collaborative Consumption

Chapter 12 On Sharing and Quasi-Sharing: The Tension between Sharing-Economy Practices, Public Policy, and Regulation