The sharing economy in Europe : developments, practices and contradictions

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Sharing Economy in Europe from Idea to Reality; Andrzej Klimczuk, Vida Česnuitytė, Cristina Miguel, Gabriela Avram, Bori Simonovits,Mijalche Santa, & Bálint Balázs -- 2. Conceptualisation of the Sharing Economy; Cristina Miguel, Esther Martos-Carrión, Andrzej Klimczuk, & Mijalche Santa -- 3. 3. The Context of Public Policy on the Sharing Economy; Andrzej Klimczuk -- 4. 4. The Regulatory Context and Legal Evolution: The Cases of Airbnb and Uber; Kosjenka Dumančić, & Natalia-Rozalia Avlona -- 5. Infrastructure for the Sharing Economy Spreading; by Vida Česnuitytė, Leta Dromantienė,& Julijana Angelovska -- 6. 6. Mobility and Transportation Sharing; Agnieszka Łukasiewicz, Anikó Bernát, & Vera Lúcia Alves Pereira Diogo -- 7. Peer-to-peer Accommodation in Europe: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities; Anna Farmaki, & Cristina Miguel -- 8. From Uberisation to Commoning: Experiences, Challenges, and Potential Pathways of the Sharing Economy in Food Supply Chains in Europe; Bálint Balázs, & Bori Simonovits -- 9. Unpacking the Financial Services Evolution in the Sharing Economy; Mijalche Santa, & Agnieszka Łukasiewicz -- 10. Education, Information, and Data in the Era of Sharing; Gabriela Avram, & Eglantina Hysa -- 11. Sharing of Material Goods and Household Services; Vida Česnuitytė, Leta Dromantienė, & Anita Čeh Časni -- 12. Solidarity and Care Economy During Times of Crises: A Comparative View Between Hungary and Greece in 2015 and 2020; Penny Travlou, & Anikó Bernát -- 13. Sharing Economy in the Netherlands: Grounding Public Values in Shared Mobility and Gig Work Platforms; Martijn de Waal, & Martijn Arets -- 14. The Sharing Economy in France: From Cooperative Business to Platform Cooperatives; Myriam Lewkowicz, & Jean-Pierre Cahier -- 15. A Critical Perspective on the Sharing Economy in Tourism and the Hospitality Sector in Austria; Malte Höfner, & Rainer Rosegger; 16. Recent Developments in the Collaborative and Sharing Economy in Italy: Old and New Issues After the COVID-19 Crisis; Chiara Bassetti, Cary Yungmee Hendrickson, Monica Postiglione, Giulia Priora, Venere Sanna, & Stefano Valerio -- 17. Albania: Advances in Agriculture and Relation to Food Delivery and Health Sector; Eglantina Hysa, Alba Kruja, & Vera Shikp -- 18. An Examination of the Evolution of Timebanks in the United Kingdom Rodrigo Perez Vega, & Cristina Miguel -- 19. Facing COVID-19 and the Sharing Economy Business Models: Case Study of Poland; Agnieszka Łukasiewicz, & Aleksandra Nadolska -- 20. 20. Conclusion: The State and Future Prospects of the Sharing Economy in Europe; Vida Česnuitytė, Andrzej Klimczuk, Cristina Miguel, Gabriela Avram, Bori Simonovits,Mijalche Santa, & Bálint Balázs.