Contemporary Collaborative Consumption Trust and Reciprocity Revisited /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cruz, Isabel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ganga, Rafaela (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wahlen, Stefan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Kritische Verbraucherforschung,
• Subjects: Sociology-Research.; Motivation research (Marketing).; Economic sociology.; Sustainable development.; Research Methodology.; Consumer Behavior.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.; Sustainable Development.

This book provides critical perspectives on contemporary collaborative consumption, a recent societal phenomenon shaking up previously fixed socio-economic categories such as the producer and the consumer. The contributors discuss the role of trust and reciprocity in collaborative consumption throug...

Table of Contents:

• Reciprocity in the sharing economy: the case for time banking platforms
• Collective representation on collaborative economy platforms
• "Foodsharing": Reflecting on individualized collective action in a collaborative consumption community organization
• Riding free-riders? A study of the phenomenon of BlaBlaCar in Italy
• The sharing economy and young people: an exploratory research project.-Collaborative consumption and trust-building processes in the emerging new food economy
• Shared use and owning of clothes: borrow, steal or inherit. .