Title: The sharing economy as an anti-crisis tool for regional development: the experience of Russia and the European Union countries

Authors: Nadezhda V. Pilipchuk; Elena S. Materova; Alexey V. Shleenko; Valentina A. Rudenko; Natalia V. Poluyanova; Elena N. Sokolovskaya

Addresses: Department of Public Administration, Tver State University, 170100, Tver, Zhelyabova Str., 33, Russia; All-Russian Research Institute of Labor of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, Russia ' Department of Economic Theory, Samara State University of Economics, 443090, Samara, Sovetskaya Armiya Str., 141, Russia ' Department of Industrial and Civil Engineering, Southwestern State University, 305040, Kursk, 50-let Oktyabrya Str., 94, Russia ' Volgodonsk Engineering and Technical Institute of National Research Nuclear University MEPHI, 347360, Rostov Region, Volgodonsk, Lenin Str., 73/94, Russia ' Belgorod State National Research University, 308015, Belgorod Region, Belgorod, Pobedy Str., 85, Russia ' Department of Economics, Management and Advertising, Ukhta State Technical University, 169300, Komi Republic, Ukhta, Pervomaiskaya Str., 13, Russia

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to examine the development factors and management models of the sharing economy in Russia and the EU countries as anti-crisis instruments of territorial development during periods of instability. The article presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of the structure of the sharing economy on a global scale, as well as the regional experience of its manifestation in Russia and the European Union countries. It proved that in the countries of the European Union, the practices of the sharing economy are more widespread due to their desire for responsible consumption and reducing the burden on the ecosystem. However, the lower purchasing power of the population and the search for rational consumption models create prerequisites for the advanced development of the sharing economy in developing countries. The article identifies the built-in mechanisms of the sharing economy that ensure the anti-crisis effect of regional development.

Keywords: sharing economy; Russia; European Union; region; C2C trade; carsharing; carpooling; online freelancing; short-term rental of accommodation facilities.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2024.145230

International Journal of Services Technology and Management, 2024 Vol.29 No.2/3/4, pp.178 - 196

Received: 17 Feb 2024
Accepted: 16 Sep 2024
Published online: 28 Mar 2025 *