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# A reading list on the sharing economy
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/reading-list-on-sharing-economy/
- Published: 2014-03-05T09:03:13.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:04:33.000Z
- Description: Want more details on the sharing economy and where it might be heading in the future? Check out this comprehensive list of resources, complete with web links.
- Author: Adam Parsons
- Tags: The role of money, #Migrated, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 16:53

Agyeman, Julian, Duncan McLaren and Adrianne Schaefer-Borrego, [Sharing Cities](http://www.foe.co.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/agyeman%5Fsharing%5Fcities.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net), Friends of the Earth briefing paper, September 2013.

Agyeman, Julian, [Just sustainabilities](http://julianagyeman.com/2012/09/just-sustainabilities/?ref=opendemocracy.net#hide), julianagyeman.com, 21st September 2012\. 

Bollier, David, [Bauwens Joins Ecuador in Planning a Commons-based, Peer Production Economy](http://bollier.org/blog/bauwens-joins-ecuador-planning-commons-based-peer-production-economy?ref=opendemocracy.net), 20th September 2013, bollier.org

Botsman, Rachel, [The Sharing Economy Lacks A Shared Definition](http://www.fastcoexist.com/3022028/the-sharing-economy-lacks-a-shared-definition?ref=opendemocracy.net#6), fastcoexist.com, 21st November 2013.

Botsman, Rachel, [The Sharing Economy Lacks a Shared Definition: Giving Meaning to the Terms](http://www.slideshare.net/CollabLab/shared-def-pptf?ref=http://www.fastcoexist.com/3022028/the-sharing-economy-lacks-a-shared-definition), Collaborative Lab on Slideshare.net, 19th November 2013.

Childs, Mike, [The Power of Sharing: A Call to Action for Environmentalists](http://www.shareable.net/blog/the-power-of-sharing-a-call-to-action-for-environmentalists?utm%5Fcontent=adam%40stwr.org&utm%5Fsource=VerticalResponse&utm%5Fmedium=Email&utm%5Fterm=Sharing%3A%20A%20Call%20to%20Action%20for%20Environmentalists&utm%5Fcampaign=Shareable%3A%20Global%20Sharing%20Ramps%20Up%20During%20Shutdowncontent), Shareable.net, 5th November 2013.

Collaborativeconsumption.com, [Shareable Cities Resolution: Passed](http://www.collaborativeconsumption.com/2013/06/26/shareable-cities-resolution-passed/?ref=opendemocracy.net), 26th June 2013.

Daly, Herman and John Cobb, *For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future*, Beacon Press, 1991.

Eberlein, Sven, [Sharing for Profit - I'm Not Buying it Anymore](http://www.shareable.net/blog/sharing-for-profit-im-not-buying-it-anymore?ref=opendemocracy.net), Shareable.net, 20th February 2013.

Enright, Michael in interview with Benita Matofska and Aidan Enns, [Sharing, Not Buying at Christmas (Hr. 1)](http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/shows/2012/12/16/sharing-not-buying-gifts-at-christmas/?ref=opendemocracy.net), CBC Radio, 16th December 2012.

Friends of the Earth, [Big Idea 2: Sharing - a political force to be reckoned with?](http://www.foe.co.uk/bigideas/think%5Fpiece%5Fcities%5Fsharing%5F41208.html?ref=opendemocracy.net), 26th September 2013.

Gaskins, Kim, [The New Sharing Economy](http://latd.com/2010/06/01/shareable-latitude-42-the-new-sharing-economy/?ref=opendemocracy.net), Latitude, 1st June 2010.

Gorenflo, Neal, [What's Next for the Sharing Movement?](http://www.shareable.net/blog/whats-next-for-the-sharing-movement?ref=opendemocracy.net), Shareable.net, 31st July 2013.

Grahl, Jodi (trans.), [World Charter for the Right to the City](http://tint.org/2011/10/world-charter-for-the-right-to-the-city/?ref=opendemocracy.net), International Alliance of Inhabitants et al, May 2005\. 

Griffiths, Rachel, [The Great Sharing Economy](http://www.uk.coop/document/great-sharing-economy?ref=opendemocracy.net), Co-operatives UK, London UK, 2011.

Grigg, Kat, [Sharing As Part of the New Economy: An Interview with Lauren Anderson](http://www.thesolutionsjournal.org/node/24124?ref=opendemocracy.net), The Solutions Journal, 20th September 2013.

Heinberg, Richard, [Who knew that Seoul was a leader in the sharing economy?](http://www.postcarbon.org/blog-post/1949822-who-knew-that-seoul-was-a?ref=opendemocracy.net), Post Carbon Institute, 12th November 2013.

Herbst, Moira, [Let's get real: the 'sharing economy' won't solve our jobs crisis](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/07/sharing-economy-not-solution-to-jobs-crisis?ref=opendemocracy.net), The Guardian, 7th January 2014.

Jackson, Tim, *Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet*, Routeledge, 2011.

Johnson, Cat, [From Consumers to Citizens: Welcome to the Sharing Cities Network](http://www.shareable.net/blog/from-consumers-to-citizens-welcome-to-the-sharing-cities-network?ref=opendemocracy.net), Shareable.net, 9th January 2014.

Kasser, Tim, *The High Price of Materialism*, MIT Press, 2003.

Kisner, Corinne, [Integrating Bike Share Programs into a Sustainable Transportation System](http://www.nlc.org/Documents/Find%20City%20Solutions/Research%20Innovation/Sustainability/integrating-bike-share-programs-into-sustainable-transportation-system-cpb-feb11.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net), National League of Cities, City Practice Brief, Washington D.C., 2011.

Leonard, Annie, [The Story of Solutions](http://storyofstuff.org/movies/the-story-of-solutions/?ref=opendemocracy.net), The Story of Stuff Project, October 2013, storyofstuff.org

Martin, Elliot and Susan Shaheen, [The Impact of Carsharing on Household Vehicle Ownership](http://www.uctc.net/access/38/access38%5Fcarsharing%5Fownership.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net), Access (UCTC magazine), No. 38 Spring 2011.

Matofska, Benita, [Facing the future: share to survive](https://www.foe.co.uk/news/thepeoplewhoshare%5F38689?ref=opendemocracy.net), Friends of the Earth blog, 4th January 2013.

Morozov, Evgeny, [The ‘sharing economy’ undermines workers’ rights](http://evgenymorozov.tumblr.com/post/64038831400/the-sharing-economy-undermines-workers-rights-my?ref=opendemocracy.net), Financial Times, 14th October 2013.

Olson. Michael J. and Andrew D. Connor, [The Disruption of Sharing: An Overview of the New Peer-to-Peer ‘Sharing Economy’ and The Impact on Established Internet Companies](https://piper2.bluematrix.com/docs/pdf/35ef1fcc-a07b-48cf-ab80-04d80e5665c4.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net), Piper Jaffray, November 2013.

Opinium Research and Marke2ing, [The Sharing Economy An overview with special focus on Peer-to-Peer Lending](http://opinium.co.uk/sites/default/files/Opinium%5FMarke2ing%5FSharing%5Feconomy%5FReport.pdf?ref=opendemocracy.net), 14th November 2012.

Orsi, Janelle and Doskow, Emily, *The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life and Build Community*, Nolo, May 2009.

Orsi, Janelle et al, [Policies for Shareable Cities: A Sharing Economy Policy Primer for Urban Leaders](http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-09-11/policies-for-shareable-cities-a-sharing-economy-policy-primer-for-urban-leaders?ref=opendemocracy.net), Shareable / The sustainable Economics Law Centre, September 2013.

Orsi, Janelle, [The Sharing Economy Just Got Real](http://www.shareable.net/blog/the-sharing-economy-just-got-real?ref=opendemocracy.net), Shareable.net, 16th September 2013.

Quilligan, James B., [People Sharing Resources: Toward a New Multilateralism of the Global Commons](http://www.kosmosjournal.org/articles/people-sharing-resources-toward-a-new-multilateralism-of-the-global-commons?ref=opendemocracy.net), Kosmos Journal, Fall/Winter 2009.

Schifferes, Jonathan, [Sharing our way to prosperity (Part 1)](http://www.rsablogs.org.uk/2013/social-economy/sharing-prosperity/?ref=opendemocracy.net), rsablogs.org.uk, 6th August 2013\. 

Schifferes, Jonathan, [Profiting from sharing (Part 2)](http://www.rsablogs.org.uk/2013/social-economy/profiting-sharing/?ref=opendemocracy.net), rsablogs.org.uk, 6th August 2013\. 

Schor, Juliet, *Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth*, Tantor Media, 2010.

Juliet Schor, [After the Jobs Disappear](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/opinion/after-the-jobs-disappear.html?pagewanted=1&%5Fr=2&ref=international&), New York Times, 14th October 2013\. 

Simms, Andrew and Ruth Potts, [The New Materialism: How our relationship with the material world can change for the better](http://www.thenewmaterialism.org/pamphlet?ref=opendemocracy.net), New Economics Foundation, November 2012.

Standing, Guy, *The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class*, Bloomsbury Academic, 2011.

Tennant, Ian, [What’s in it for me? Do you dare to share?](https://www.foe.co.uk/blog/what-s-it-me-do-you-dare-share?ref=opendemocracy.net), Friends of the Earth blog, 8th January 2014.

Wiesmann, Thorsten, [Living by the Principle of Sharing – an interview with Raphael Fellmer](http://ouishare.net/2013/06/raphael-fellmer-sharing-food-waste/?ref=opendemocracy.net), Oiushare.net, February 2013.

Wilkinson, Richard and Kate Pickett, *The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone*, Penguin, 2010.

Yglesias, Matthew, [There Is No "Sharing Economy"](http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/12/26/myth%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fsharing%5Feconomy%5Fthere%5Fs%5Fno%5Fsuch%5Fthing.html?ref=opendemocracy.net), Slate.com, 26th December 2013.

For more references and suggestions visit [this link](http://www.sharing.org/information-centre/articles/sharing-economy-short-introduction-its-political-evolution?ref=opendemocracy.net#sthash.q6PuGj0r.dpuf).