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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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That's not a 'sharing economy': that's an invitation to sell your whole life - Spectator.co.uk

That's not a 'sharing economy': that's an invitation to sell your whole life - Spectator.co.uk | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Technology businesses have a genius for inflicting indignities on us and spinning them as virtues. When they don’t want to respect copyright, they talk about the ‘democratisation of content’.
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Will there be a revolt in the sharing economy?

Will there be a revolt in the sharing economy? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
What will happen if the people who “work” for the likes of Uber and Airbnb want more of the pie?
Verwaerde Pascal's curator insight, March 28, 2015 3:51 AM

May be peers will disrupt the disrupters

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The Big Question With Uber, Airbnb And The Rest Of The `Sharing Economy ... - Forbes

The Big Question With Uber, Airbnb And The Rest Of The `Sharing Economy ... - Forbes | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A law-school conference examines how tort law is dealing with the sharing economy.
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The Social Value Creation of 4 Sharing Economy Companies in 2014 - Collaborative Consumption

The Social Value Creation of 4 Sharing Economy Companies in 2014 - Collaborative Consumption | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

The largest Dutch insurance company Achmea commissioned True Price to research the social value creation of four fast growing Dutch and international sharing economy platforms Croqqer, SnappCar, Thuisafgehaald and Peerby. The study reveals that together these 4 initiatives created a social value of 4 million euro’s due to more and better social relations between people, increased autonomy and health. The image shows a short description of the 4 initiatives included in the research and a graph with the results of the measurement.

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Sharing Economy Or Just Vulture Neoliberalism? The Debate Is On - Forbes

Sharing Economy Or Just Vulture Neoliberalism? The Debate Is On - Forbes | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
LONDON - Innovation it's a bit like marriage, you know: after the initial wave of enthusiam, problems start. Something similar is happening with the so-called "sharing" economy, popularized by the likes of Uber, AirBnb and Task Rabbit.
APM's curator insight, March 20, 2015 9:11 AM

Sharing economy ? Is one Unifail here ? 

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The Sharing Economy: A Post-Mortem – A panel hosted by Bloomberg — How to work together

THIS, LONDON, TOMORROW. RSVP - 'The Sharing Economy: A Post-Mortem' http://t.co/df7KSGLnYV
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Reflections on the Future of the Sharing Economy

Reflections on the Future of the Sharing Economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Article cross-posted from Sharing.org. Photo credit: opensourceway / Foter / CC BY-SA.
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Is the 'sharing economy', in its current form, just a capitalist con? - Diginomica

Is the 'sharing economy', in its current form, just a capitalist con? - Diginomica | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The sharing economy promised us so much in a world where capitalism had failed. But is it just a new form of capitalism convincing us otherwise?
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Challenge for the Sharing Economy: Become Better Middlemen - Triple Pundit (blog)

Challenge for the Sharing Economy: Become Better Middlemen - Triple Pundit (blog) | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Sharing economy companies have learned that they need to perfect not just the user experience, but also their role as intermediaries.
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Sharing economy – important lessons for hoteliers (ITB Feature) - 4Hoteliers

Sharing economy – important lessons for hoteliers (ITB Feature) 4Hoteliers The sharing economy has brought tourism to urban neighborhoods and rural destinations that might have never benefitted economy or socially from out-of-town visitors in the...
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Crowd Funding Creates the Ultimate Sharing Economy

Crowd Funding Creates the Ultimate Sharing Economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
CrowdCube Co-Founder Luke Lang and JustPark Chief Executive Officer Alex Stephany discuss the impact of the sharing economy on various sectors.
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The sharing economy is bullsh!t. Here's how we can take it back

The sharing economy is bullsh!t. Here's how we can take it back | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Real sharing can help solve big problems like climate change. But we have to start small.
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A caring, sharing economy?

A caring, sharing economy? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Federal Opposition has released a discussion paper on the sharing economy.
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Sharing for a Price in the Sharing Economy

Sharing for a Price in the Sharing Economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
“I have to point you to That’s not a ‘sharing economy’: that’s an invitation to sell your whole life by Philip Delves Broughton in The Spectator.
Robert Mylne's curator insight, March 27, 2015 5:58 AM

Though I am super exciting as to what the future of sharing sites will offer there are always the haters. If you are interesting in seeing the other sides point of view this is for you.

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FT Sharing Economy Summit: The Unstoppable Sharing Economy - Mila

FT Sharing Economy Summit: The Unstoppable Sharing Economy - Mila | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Last week, Mila attended the Financial Times’ inaugural Sharing Economy Summit along with Thomas Staudte, Project Manager of Service Experience and Innovation at Swisscom, our partner, and incidentally, Switzerland’s largest telecoms provider.
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With big growth for the sharing economy, has it become selfish?

With big growth for the sharing economy, has it become selfish? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The idealism of the sharing economy is coming up against profit-driven tendencies, and firms like Uber and Airbnb are encountering backlash. Now, a discussion is taking place about what the industry’s moral underpinnings should be.
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BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy

BIS sets out to assist development of digital sharing economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In a response to the launch of trade body Sharing Economy UK, the government sets out a number of proposals to assist in the development of the £9bn sharing economy
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Is the 'sharing economy', in its current form, just a capitalist con? - Diginomica

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Is the 'sharing economy', in its current form, just a capitalist con?
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What We Know About the Global Sharing Economy

What We Know About the Global Sharing Economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Sharing Economy is growing faster than Facebook, Google and Yahoo combined. - We are delighted to launch a major new report – What we know about the Global Sharing Economy. Click here to download the report.
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How much sharing goes on in the "sharing economy"? - Alexandra Samuel

How much sharing goes on in the "sharing economy"? - Alexandra Samuel | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
How much of the sharing economy really involves sharing?
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Reflections on the future of the sharing economy

Reflections on the future of the sharing economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
At a time when inequality is on the rise and nations are failing to reduce global carbon emissions, what does the future hold for the sharing economy movement unless it mobilises to reform government policies that are the root cause of climate...
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Reflections on the future of the sharing economy

Reflections on the future of the sharing economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
At a time when inequality is on the rise and nations are failing to reduce global carbon emissions, what does the future hold for the sharing economy movement unless it mobilises to reform government policies that are the root cause of climate...
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4 Sharing Economy Trends in 2015

4 Sharing Economy Trends in 2015 | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
4 Sharing Economy Trends in 2015
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“Storemates leads the Sharing Economy to a more Inclusive Future”

“Storemates leads the Sharing Economy to a more Inclusive Future” | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Rent out my storage space, listed on Storemates.co.uk
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