The political economy of sharing

Abstract

The widespread adoption of a new model of economy – the economy of shared consumption (public services for short-term rental of bicycles, cars, apartments, houses, other goods and services) – has raised many questions for the economic theory. What is a shared economy? What are the reasons for its appearance in different countries? How does it change property relations? What is its future? The answers to these questions are considered using the publications of Russian and foreign scientists. The authors conclude that sharing economy is just a new variant of capital system adaptation.