Sharing economy

The sharing economy is a socio-economic system whereby consumers share in the creation, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods, and services. These systems take a variety of forms, often leveraging information technology and the Internet, particularly digital platforms, to facilitate the distribution, sharing and reuse of excess capacity in goods and services.[1][2][3][4]

It can be facilitated by nonprofit organizations, usually based on the concept of book-lending libraries, in which goods and services are provided for free (or sometimes for a modest subscription) or by commercial entities, in which a company provides a service to customers for profit.

It relies on the will of the users to share and the overcoming of stranger danger.[5]

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  5. ^ Hyun, Hong Ji; Cho, Kim Byung; Sam, Park Kyung (June 2019). "Optimal risk management for the sharing economy with stranger danger and service quality". European Journal of Operational Research. 279 (3): 1024–1035. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2019.06.020. S2CID 197523623.