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The Sharing Economy for Sustainable Development

Thursday, October 4 10:00AM -10:15AM
AT&T Conference Center Room 106

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Jennifer Schmitt
University of Minnesota - Postdoctoral Researcher


Summary

In order to achieve sustainability we need to reframe our relationship with consumption. One burgeoning method is the sharing economy that promotes "collaborative consumption." In the environment of a developing world, the sharing economy has the potential to improve livelihoods as well as de-couple development and environmental degradation.

Category: Economics
Type: Straight to the Point


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