The Sharing Economy in Europe: From Idea to Reality

Buchbeitrag

This chapter explains the rationale behind the book. It provides basic definitions of the concept of the sharing economy as well as the primary meanings related to the subject of the analysis undertaken in the subsequent chapters. This Introduction also includes a description of the main benefits of the analysis of the sharing economy from a European perspective. It highlights that the idea of the book emerged from the collaboration of most co-authors in the COST Action CA16121 'From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy.' Finally, the outline of the book is presented, providing a description of the content of each chapter within this academic collection.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Collaborative Consumption‡ ; Information and Internet Services; Computer Software ; Cultural Economics: Public Policy ; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
• Subject: Collaborative Consumption ; Collaborative Economy ; Peer-to-Peer Economy ; Digital Platforms ; Sharing Economy

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Miguel, Cristina ; Avram, Gabriela ; Klimczuk, Andrzej ; Simonovits, Bori ; Balázs, Bálint ; Česnuitytė, Vida
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Palgrave Macmillan
• (where): Cham
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/249158
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET