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The gig economy / Alex De Ruyter and Martyn Brown.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Economy, key ideasPublisher: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: v, 106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781788210058
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.7 RUY 23 021356
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.
Summary: The "gig economy" is a relatively recent term coined to describe a range of working arrangements that have previously been denoted as precarious, flexible and contingent. Borrowed from musicians, a "gig" describes a one-night performance, but in the context of general employment, it covers the self-employed who work for hire, those on temporary, short-term contracts and on zero-hours contracts. In this concise overview, 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. --
List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals_July 2024
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-102) and index.

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.

The "gig economy" is a relatively recent term coined to describe a range of working arrangements that have previously been denoted as precarious, flexible and contingent. Borrowed from musicians, a "gig" describes a one-night performance, but in the context of general employment, it covers the self-employed who work for hire, those on temporary, short-term contracts and on zero-hours contracts. In this concise overview, 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. --

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