Sharing Economy: Essence and Features

UDC 331

Authors

Irina B. Teslenko,
Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of Business Informatics and Economics, Vladimir State University named after A.G. and N.G. Stoletovs, Vladimir, Russia
I. I. Savelev,
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Vladimir Law Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Vladimir State University named after A.G. and N.G. Stoletovs, Vladimir, Russia
A. O. Tsarev,
4th year student of the Department of Business Informatics and Economics, Vladimir State University named after A.G. and N.G. Stoletovs, Vladimir, Russia

Abstract

Objective. The article examines the economy of shared consumption: the preconditions for its emergence, essence and features.
Materials and methods. The statistics of the functioning of the leading companies in the sharing economy are presented.
Result. The article indicates the Russian features of the sharing economy and the existing problems.
Conclusion. The sharing economy is one of the manifestations of the current stage of development of society, leading to a revision of the foundations of the traditional economy.

Keywords

information space, digital platforms, shared consumption economics, Uberization.