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The gig economy / Alex De Ruyter and Martyn Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruyter, Alex de, author.
- Brown, Martyn (Martyn David), author.
- Series:
- Economy, key ideas.
- The economy key ideas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Precarious employment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 106 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2023.
- Summary:
- Alex de Ruyter and Martyn Brown explain the key facets of the gig economy and explore the dangers and potential it affords. Drawing on recent case-studies from the UK, Europe and the USA, it offers an authoritative guide through the theories and issues that surround the gig economy and the ramifications of an increasingly insecure workforce.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Theorizing the gig economy
- Working in the gig economy: international trends
- Regulation and lived experience of the gig economy
- Conclusions and implications: from wage economy to gig economy to automated ("no") economy.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 6, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 1-78821-006-9
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