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The Fragile Landscape of the Sharing Economy in Hungary

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  • Simonovits, Bori
  • Bernát, Anikó
  • Balázs, Bálint

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In this chapter, we assess the current state-of-the-art of the Hungarian sharing economy sector relying on statistics, previous surveys, and expert interviews around case examples. Although we record a fast emergence of an increasing number and a widening variety of multinational and home-grown initiatives, we also contend that in Hungary, the innovation ecosystem of the collaborative economy is still relatively feeble. The linkages that are created through these initiatives are controversial sociologically. The main end-users are highly educated young urbanites. In contrast, on the service provider front, the non-formal workforce is quite vulnerable as the current regulations hardly provide any protection to platform workers. The motivations of the key players in the sector are varied, as only a few locally based initiatives are transformative. In contrast, most examples are solely linked to finding new business opportunities in a shrinking economy.

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  • Simonovits, Bori & Bernát, Anikó & Balázs, Bálint, 2021. "The Fragile Landscape of the Sharing Economy in Hungary," MPRA Paper 110235, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Tibor T Meszmann, 2018. "Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue in the Age of Collaborative Economy (IRSDACE), National Report: Hungary," Research Reports 27, Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI).
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    Keywords

    Collaborative Economy; Global and Local Case Examples; Hungary; Platform Economy; Ride-Sharing; Sharing Economy; Short-Term Rental; Social Innovation;
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    JEL classification:

    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software

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