Putting the sharing economy into perspective

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Journal Article

Frenken, Koen, and Juliet Schor. 2017. “Putting the sharing economy into perspective.” Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Sustainability Perspectives on the Sharing Economy, 23:3–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2017.01.003

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.