Regulating the Collaborative Economy in the European Union Digital Single Market

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. Searching for a Definition of the Collaborative Economy in the European Union

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   Pages 7-37

4. The Collaborative Economy Within the Framework of the European Union’s Digital Single Market

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   Pages 39-65

5. Consumer Protection

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   Pages 67-94

6. Labour Law

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   Pages 95-122

7. Competition Law and Data Protection

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   Pages 123-145

8. Regulating the Collaborative Economy: A Way Forward

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9. Conclusion

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10. Back Matter

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This book critically assesses how the rise of the collaborative economy in the European Union Digital Single Market is disrupting consolidated legal acquisitions, such as classical internal market categories, as well as the applicability of consumer protection, data protection, and labour and competition law. It argues that the collaborative economy will, sooner or later, require some sort of regulatory intervention from the European Union. This regulatory intervention, far from stifling innovation, will benefit online platforms, service providers and users by providing them with a clearer and more predictable environment in which to conduct their business. Although primarily intended for academics, this book also appeals to a wider readership, including, but not limited to, national and international regulators, private firms and lobbies as well as online platforms, consumer associations and trade unions.

• Collaborative economy
• Sharing economy
• European Union law
• European Union digital single market
• European Union internal market
• Collaborative economy and consumer protection
• Collaborative economy and labour law
• Data Protection
• Regulating the collaborative economy
• Online platform

• Department of Law, Politics and International Studies, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

  Marco Inglese

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