'Sharing economy': Is Asia ready?
August 21, 2014 at 18:45 PM EDT
It's a nascent concept that's rapidly catching on globally, thanks to the success of the likes of Airbnb and Uber. Sharing economy, or social-economic systems built around sharing of physical resources on digital platforms, has rejuvenated sectors from transportation to hospitality in the West. And now, it's coming to Asia.