'Disruptive innovation','the fourth industrial revolution','one of the ten ideas that will change
the world'; the collaborative/sharing economy is shaking existing norms. It poses …

In today's society, the power of someone's reputation, or influence, has been turned into a
job: that of being a social media influencer. This role comes with promises, such as …

Over the past forty years, numerous theoretical advances have been made. From Ayres' and
Braithwaite's ground breaking work on 'responsive regulation', we have seen models of …

On the surface, the sharing economy only enables users to make the transactions of under-
utilized resources over their two-sided platforms. An in-depth exploration of its sudden …

Nikkie de Jager was an unknown teenager from the small Dutch town of Uden until one of
her videos ('The Power of Make-Up') went 'viral', amassing in a short period of time nearly 40 …

The rapid expansion of sharing economy platforms such as Airbnb and Uber has generated
enormous controversy. This book brings legal and interdisciplinary perspectives to the …

The sharing economy has become a reality in many sectors, including energy. Energy
consumers are increasingly able and willing not only to produce their own energy and thus …

This paper investigates the transformation of Airbnb as a platform for a more general
reflection on the technological and technical constitution of domains, political platforms, and …

Katz as having “(A) an online intermediary that (B) acts as a market for P2P services and (C)
facilitates exchanges by lowering transaction costs.” 2 Scholars such as Lobel talk about the …

This book examines the regulatory framework, regulatory objectives, regulatory logics,
regulatory instruments, regulatory failures, and regulatory responses in China's financial …