Sharing Economy in the Slovak Republic (Selected Aspects)

Karolína  Červená; Mária  Sabayová

Sharing Economy in the Slovak Republic (Selected Aspects)

Publication date: 12.2021

Financial Law Review, 2021, Issue 24 (4)/ 2021, pp. 163 - 176

https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834FLR.21.038.15405

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Sharing Economy in the Slovak Republic (Selected Aspects)

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The emergence of the current forms of functioning of the economy has been conditioned mainly by factors such as technical, technological and informational innovations, but also by a change in the perception of values in society (e.g. attitudes towards the environment). One of the new (current) economic forms already implemented is the sharing/collaborative economy. The paper aims at identifying the meaning of the content of the term sharing/collaborative economy as well as the positives and negatives of the sharing/collaborative economy model in the current hyper-competitive globalisation environment (e.g. risks for standard economic sectors such as transport, accommodation and food services). The paper also includes a partial prediction of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the functioning of the sharing/collaborative economy.

JEL Classification: P458

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shared economy, collaborative economy, gig economy

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Information: Financial Law Review, 2021, Issue 24 (4)/ 2021, pp. 163 - 176

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834FLR.21.038.15405

Article type: Original article

Authors

Karolína Červená

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4900-6510

Department of Financial Law, Tax Law, and Economics Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Law.

Mária Sabayová

Department of Social Sciences, Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava, Slovakia

Published at: 12.2021

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

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Karolína Červená (Author) - 50%

Mária Sabayová (Author) - 50%

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International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid (P45)

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