accidents, 73-74
accessories. See clothing swaps.
accountability, 42-43
adventurous spirit, 64-66
agreement of value, 5-6
Airbnb.com, 53, 66, 74, 113-114
Algar, Ray, 17-18
All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons, 168
alternative currencies, 7-14
alternative energy, 49-50
Alternatives Federal Credit Union (AFCU), 13-14
“American Time Use Survey,” 23
Anderson, Lauren, 51
animals, as currency, 5-6
auctions, online, 96, 102, 104-105
Austria, 10
BabysitterExchange.com, 109-110
Bancos des Palmas, 11-12
barriers to sharing, 22-30, 69
Barter Business Unlimited, 164-165
bartering, 3-7, 15, 40, 84, 102-104
BerkShares, 12-13
bike sharing, 145-149
Borsodi, Ralph, 11
Botsman, Rachel, 18, 59, 167-168
Brazil, 11-12
B2B sharing resources, 60-64, 104, 163-165
Bureau of Labor Statistics (US), 23
business-to-business transactions. See B2B sharing resources.
carbon emissions, 36-37, 48, 82
carbon footprint, 19, 36, 47, 57, 130
carpooling. See ridesharing.
cars, 34, 47, 129-130. See also car-sharing programs.
car-sharing programs, 47-49, 130-139. See also by name.
children’s clothing, 59-60, 94-95
China. See cowrie shells.
civilizations, early, 3-7
Clark, Shelby, 19
clothing swaps, 46, 84-85, 90-95
coliving, 127-129
“Collaborative Consumption,” 17-18
collaborative consumption, defined, 17-18
CollaborativeConsumption.com, 165-166
community banks, 11-12
Community Currencies: A New Tool for the 21st Century, 8
community involvement, 41-42, 110-112
“Community Structure and Collaborative Consumption: A Routine Activity Approach,” 17
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), 26, 58, 152
complementary currencies. See alternative currencies.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Barter and Trade Exchanges, 6
connections, between individuals, 26-28
Constants, 11
consumerism, 33-35. See also green economy.
costs, and sharing, 25-26, 52-53
cowrie shells, 6-7
Craigslist.org, 98-99, 128-129
crowdfunding, 40, 159-161, 168
density, and sharing, 26-28
discretionary time, 23
disputes, 77-78
division of labor, 3-4
donating, 83
double coincidence of wants, 6
EasyHouseExchange.com, 126-127
education materials, 88
energy consumption, 48-49
Enterprise CarShare, 132-133
entrepreneurs, 43-45, 109, 156, 157
environmental issues, 47-50. See also carbon emissions; carbon footprint; natural resources.
evolution, and cooperation, 2-4
eXmerce, 164
expectations, and sharing, 66-68
feedback, 44, 70, 79. See also reviews.
Fellowship for Intentional Communities, 129
Felson, Marcus, 17
food, sharing of, 149-155
food co-ops, 57-58
fossil fuels, 33, 34, 49. See also carbon emissions; carbon footprint.
freelancers, 42, 44, 49, 82, 156
free stuff, 98-99
Fureai Kippu, 14
The Future of Business Collaboration, 163
Futureofcarsharing.org, 130-131
games, 85-88
GameTZ.com (Game Trading Zone), 87-88
global population, 31-33
Golden Rule, 69-70
goods, sharing of, 83-105. See also by type.
Goods & Services Tax, 76
governments, and communities, 41-42
Greco, Thomas H., Jr., 9
green economy, 36-39
“Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts of Carsharing in North America,” 48-49
greenhouse gas emissions, 48-49
guarantees, 77
hacker spaces, 157-158
HiGear, 74-75
The History of Money, 10
Horowitz, Sara, 61
hospitality exchanges, 124
house swaps, 120-127
“How People Make Cash in the Share Economy,” 51-52
Hotta, Tsutomo, 14
hyper-local issues, 58, 109-110, 150, 156
innovation, 43-44
Internal Revenue Service (US), 76
Internet, power of, 18. See also social networking.
Ithaca Hours, 13-14
It’s a Shareable Life, 168
Japan, 14
knowledge, sharing of, 105-110
Leonard, Annie, 65
LETS, 14
Lietaer, Bernard, 8
Liss, Alexandra, 168
local currencies, 10-12. See also by name.
Local Exchange Trading System. See LETS.
lodging, 112-129
Lowd, Andrew, 11
maker spaces, 157-158
McKibben, Bill, 168
meal sharing, 153-155
The Mesh, 166
mesh businesses, 62-64
microlending, 162-163
misrepresentation, 73
Mithun, Campbell, 29
Modo.coop, 138
money, as barrier to sharing, 25-26. See also currencies.
money sharing, 159-163
movies, 85-87
music, 85-86
natural resources, consumption of, 33-35. See also fossil fuels.
new economy, defined, 38-39
online P2P, 58-60
OnTheCommons.org (OTC), 166
Ormita Commerce Network, 62
Pagel, Mark, 2-3
Palmas, 11-12
Palm Bank, 11-12
ParticipatoryBudgeting.org, 111
participatory government, 42, 110-112
peer-to-peer lending. See microlending.
peer-to-peer sharing (P2P), 56-60. See also P2P bike sharing; P2P car-sharing; P2PFoundation.net.
PepsiCo, 62
perceived risks, 29
Piedmont Local EcoNomy Tender. See PLENTY.
Pittsboro, North Carolina, 13
planned obsolescence, 50
PLENTY, 13
pollution, 35-36. See also fossil fuels.
Principles of Human Ecology, 3-4
problems, with sharing, 72-77
P2P bike sharing, 149
P2P car-sharing, 136-139
ratings, 78. See also feedback.
references, 75, 78. See also feedback.
relocation, and house swaps, 124-127
research, before signing up, 77
reviews, 75, 78. See also feedback.
Richerson, Peter J., 3-4
risk, 52-53, 71-77. See also safety.
Robertson, James, 10
roommates, 127-129
Rustrum, Chelsea, 168
safety, threats to, 24-25
Salt Spring Dollars, 14
savings, and sharing, 50-53
scrip, 9-10
self-governance, of sharing services, 69-70
self-sufficient behavior, 42-43
services, online marketplace, 88-89, 98-99, 101-104
sharers, and success, 64-70
sharing, styles of, 56-63
sharing economy, 16-20
The Sharing Solution, 78
short-term lodging, 112-120
skill shares, 46-47, 53, 88-89, 105-110
smart design, 49-50
social capital, 70
social networking, 16, 19, 24, 58-60, 70, 79
space, sharing of, 88-89, 101-103, 155-159
Spaeth, Joe L., 17
Stempinski, Gabriel, 168
“The Story of Change,” 65
supply and demand, 69
swapping, 3-7, 40, 83-86, 102-103
Switzerland, 14
terms and conditions, 74, 77, 78, 79
testimonials, 79. See also feedback.
textbooks, 88
theft, 74-75
trade exchanges, 61-62
trading, 3-7
transportation, 129-149. See also car-sharing programs.
travel. See short-term lodging.
U-Exchange.com, 76, 104, 164
underserved populations, 44-47
University of California studies, 47-49
Unterguggenberger, Michael, 10
urban density, 27
value, views of, 19, 21-22, 26
vandalism, 74-75
verification services, 77-78
Walljasper, Jay, 168
Ware, James P., 163
waste, 19, 31, 35-36, 46-48, 155
Webb, Kathleen, 53
Wikipedia, 18
WIR Bank, 14
Wired for Culture: The Natural History of Cooperation, 2-3
Woodin, William H., 10
work spaces. See spaces.
World Wide Fund for Nature, 33
written agreements, 78
yardsharing, 150-152