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Work and labour relations in global platform capitalism / editors, Julieta Haidar, Maarten Keune.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haidar, Julieta., Editor.
- Series:
- ILERA Publication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Globalization.
- Capitalism and education.
- Industrial relations--Effect of technological innovations on.
- Industrial relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 pages)
- Other Title:
- Work and labor relations in global platform capitalism
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This engaging and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of work and labour relations within global platform capitalism with a specific focus on digital platforms that organise labour processes, known as labour platforms. Well-respected contributors thoroughly examine both online and offline platforms, their distinct differences and the important roles they play for both large transnational companies and those with a smaller global reach.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction: Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism
- PART I Platform labour in contemporary capitalism
- 1. Value, rent and platform capitalism
- 2. Platforms and exploitation in informational capitalism
- 3. Platform capitalism - towards the neo-commodification of labour?
- PART II Labour platforms between the global and the local
- 4. Working conditions, geography and gender in global crowdwork
- 5. Global earnings disparities in remote platform work: liabilities of origin?
- 6. Freelancing globally: Upworkers in China and India, neo-liberalisation and the new international putting-out system of labour (NIPL)
- PART III Labour process and labour relations in platform capitalism
- 7. Digitalised management, control and resistance in platform work: a labour process analysis
- 8. Collective organization in platform companies in Argentina: between trade union traditions and adaptive strategies
- 9. Collective resistance and organizational creativity amongst Europe's platform workers: a new power in the labour movement?
- 10. Digital platform work in Latin America: challenges and perspectives for its regulation
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 cc https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Haidar, Julieta Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism
- ISBN:
- 9781802205138
- 1802205136
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access.
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