TY - CHAP
T1 - Availability Cascades and the Sharing Economy
T2 - A Critique of Sharing Economy Narratives
AU - Netter, Sarah
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - As scholars search for a new concept that will provide answers on how modern societies should make sense of and resolve the social and environmental problems linked to our modes of production and consumption, the sharing economy is attracting increased attention. To better understand this emergent focus on a sharing economy and associated business and consumption models, this conceptual chapter applies cascade theory to some of the most pronounced narratives , suggesting a win-win scenario, especially as they relate to the claim of sustainability. Given academics, practitioners, and civil society’s shared history of (too) rapidly embracing new concepts that enable both business opportunities and a clear conscience, this chapter proposes that the implications of the sharing economy should be critically explored before it is actively promoted as the latest best fix.
AB - As scholars search for a new concept that will provide answers on how modern societies should make sense of and resolve the social and environmental problems linked to our modes of production and consumption, the sharing economy is attracting increased attention. To better understand this emergent focus on a sharing economy and associated business and consumption models, this conceptual chapter applies cascade theory to some of the most pronounced narratives , suggesting a win-win scenario, especially as they relate to the claim of sustainability. Given academics, practitioners, and civil society’s shared history of (too) rapidly embracing new concepts that enable both business opportunities and a clear conscience, this chapter proposes that the implications of the sharing economy should be critically explored before it is actively promoted as the latest best fix.
KW - Availability cascades
KW - Availability entrepreneurs
KW - Cascade theory
KW - Sharing economy
KW - Availability cascades
KW - Availability entrepreneurs
KW - Cascade theory
KW - Sharing economy
UR - http://libsearch.cbs.dk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CBS01000731461&vid=CBS&afterPDS=true
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-29665-4_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-29665-4_5
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9783319296630
T3 - The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science
SP - 65
EP - 82
BT - Sustainable Consumption
A2 - Genus, Audley
PB - Springer Science+Business Media
CY - Cham
ER -