The 'sharing economy' simply dresses up our consumerist tendencies in a more palatable ideology
- Written by Marianna Sigala, Professor of Tourism - Director of the Centre for Tourism & Leisure Management, University of South Australia
Studies have shown that people perceive, select and evaluate shared experiences in a similar way to commercial offers.Shutterstock
The scope and scale of the so-called “sharing economy” has increased exponentially over the past decade, to the point where it affects almost every aspect of our lives.
Ride sharing has changed how we move....