# Prof. Arun Sundararajan discusses the future of regulation of the sharing economy

1 Faculty News May 29, 2013 ![CBC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030877.jpg?itok=hGNV0pzL)>

Excerpt from [CBC Radio](http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/05/29/airbnb-when-law-clashes-with-the-share-economy/) -- "To me, encouraging the sharing economy is actually very much consistent with nurturing social democracy. I think we just have to figure out what roles does the government have to play and what roles can the marketplaces play on their own."

[Listen here](http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/05/29/airbnb-when-law-clashes-with-the-share-economy/)