Sharing is Caring? Not Quite : Some Observations about ‘The Sharing Economy’

Fast evolving cloud-computing platforms that enable new business models, combined with a rapid uptake in digital technologies by consumers and a change in consumer behavior and preferences have enabled the emergence of a so-called ‘sharing economy’. With new start-ups offering all kinds of servic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van Welsum, Desirée
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23648