The Cambridge Handbook of the Law of the Sharing Economy

This Handbook grapples conceptually and practically with what the sharing economy - which includes entities ranging from large for-profit firms like Airbnb Uber Lyft Taskrabbit and Upwork to smaller non-profit collaborative initiatives - means for law and how law in turn is shaping critical aspects of the sharing economy. Featuring a diverse set of contributors from many academic disciplines and countries the book compiles the most important up-to-date research on the regulation of the sharing economy. The first part surveys the nature of the sharing economy explores the central challenge of balancing innovation and regulatory concerns and examines the institutions confronting these regulatory challenges and the second part turns to a series of specific regulatory domains including labor and employment law consumer protection tax and civil rights. This groundbreaking work should be read by anyone interested in the dynamic relationship between law and the sharing economy.