Unsettled state of regulation:: Italy’s hard path towards effective rules for the sharing economy

Giulia Priora; Monica  Postiglione; Stefano  Valerio; Venere Stefania  Sanna; Chiara  Bassetti

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_14

Unsettled state of regulation: Italy’s hard path towards effective rules for the sharing economy

Giulia Priora, Monica Postiglione, Stefano Valerio, Venere Stefania Sanna, Chiara Bassetti

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Since its heyday, the Italian sharing economy has emblematically displayed the problem of a wanting and largely ineffective regulatory environment. To date, the Italian legislator has been unable to formulate a consistent legal response to the main social and economic challenges stemming from the sharing economy, opting for ad hoc reactive measures, and leaving great uncertainty among all stakeholders. This has been exacerbated by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen the slowdown of some sharing economy activities and the rise of new ones. Building on these premises, the chapter offers a snapshot of the current reality of the Italian sharing economy, highlighting the main legal issues emerging from its consolidation, reflecting on the main implications of the COVID-19 crisis within the sector, and drawing meaningful considerations on some policy directions worth considering in the post-pandemic society.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Sharing Economy in Europe:
Subtitle of host publication	Developments, Practices, and Contradictions
Editors	Vida Cesnuityte, Andrzej Klimczuk, Cristina Miguel, Gabriela Avram
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	305-324
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-86897-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-86896-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_14
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Sharing economy
Collaborative economy
Legislative reform
Regulatory innovation
Italy

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Priora, G., Postiglione, M., Valerio, S., Sanna, V. S., & Bassetti, C. (2022). Unsettled state of regulation: Italy’s hard path towards effective rules for the sharing economy. In V. Cesnuityte, A. Klimczuk, C. Miguel, & G. Avram (Eds.), The Sharing Economy in Europe: : Developments, Practices, and Contradictions (pp. 305-324). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_14

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Priora, G, Postiglione, M, Valerio, S, Sanna, VS & Bassetti, C 2022, Unsettled state of regulation: Italy’s hard path towards effective rules for the sharing economy. in V Cesnuityte, A Klimczuk, C Miguel & G Avram (eds), The Sharing Economy in Europe: : Developments, Practices, and Contradictions . Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 305-324. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_14

Unsettled state of regulation: Italy’s hard path towards effective rules for the sharing economy. / Priora, Giulia; Postiglione, Monica ; Valerio, Stefano et al.

The Sharing Economy in Europe: : Developments, Practices, and Contradictions . ed. / Vida Cesnuityte; Andrzej Klimczuk; Cristina Miguel; Gabriela Avram. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. p. 305-324.

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