What's mine is yours : the rise of collaborative consumption / Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers.

Author/creator Botsman, Rachel
Other author Rogers, Roo.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : HarperBusiness, ©2010.
Descriptionxxii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Pt. 1: Context. Enough is enough ; All-consuming ; From Generation Me to Generation We --Pt. 2: Groundswell. The rise of collaborative consumption ; Better than ownership ; What goes around comes around ; We are all in this together -- Pt. 3: Implications. Collaborative design ; Community is the brand ; The evolution of collaborative consumption.
Abstract "An idea-fueled book that explores the rise of new economic models based on shared resources and collective consumption--and the first articulation of a major socioeconomic phenomenon"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract Describes a shift from 20th century hyper-consumption to a 21st century age of "collaborative consumption" in which traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting, and swapping are adopted and redefined through technology and peer communities.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010015285
ISBN9780061963544
ISBN0061963542

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HC79.C6 B68 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold