Globalized Urban Precarity in Berlin and Abidjan : Young Men and the Digital Economy / Hannah Schilling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schilling, Hannah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Precarious employment--Germany--Berlin.

Precarious employment.

Precarious employment--Côte d'Ivoire--Abidjan.

Young men--Germany--Berlin.

Young men.

Young men--Côte d'Ivoire--Abidjan.

Information technology--Economic aspects.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, [2023]

Summary:

The comparative ethnography of young airtime sellers in Abidjan and delivery riders in Berlin analyses experiences of precarity for young men in the urban digital economy. It points to the relevance of symbolic capital in relational mechanisms of closure, domination and exploitation for making a living in globalised precarity.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface and acknowledgements

In transition: the making of urban livelihood

Crossing views: airtime selling in Abidjan and food delivery in Berlin

Conceptual devices: inequality at work in comparative perspective

Hustling: the symbolic value of in-between work

Trust and rule: tying workers to work

Organizing care: distributive labour across private and public realms

Not just of symbolic value: work to make oneself living

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Schilling, Hannah Globalized Urban Precarity in Berlin and Abidjan

ISBN:

9781526162106

OCLC:

1372395610