Peer-to-peer rentalThe rise of the sharing economy On the internet, everything is for hireMar 9th 2013 |From the print edition http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21573104-internet-everything-hire-rise-sharing-economy LAST night 40,000 people rented accommodation from a service that offers 250,000 rooms in 30,000 cities in 192 countries. They chose their rooms and paid for everything online. B..