A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society (Elgar Research Agendas)

Synopsis

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the gig economy from both a labour and employment perspective, this Research Agenda goes beyond the question of the employment status of platform workers. It investigates how the gig economy is changing the way people work, how the platforms’ business models are spreading in our economies, and what labour and social institutions are needed to respond to the challenges that platform work raises.Covering key issues such as algorithmic management, discrimination, occupational health and safety, casual work and collective labour rights, the authors challenge the narrative that the gig economy is a set of work arrangements that cannot be regulated through existing labour legislation and governance forms. The impact of the gig economy in developing countries and the regulation of global supply changes in platform work are also addressed.With contributions from world-leading authors, this Research Agenda will be crucial reading for scholars of labour and employment law, sociologists, economists and industrial relations specialists.

Copyright:

2022

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ISBN-13:

9781800883512

Related ISBNs:

9781800883505

Publisher:

Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Addition:

12/03/22

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No

Language:

English

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Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government

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Edited by:

Valerio De Stefano

Edited by:

Ilda Durri

Edited by:

Charalampos Stylogiannis

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Mathias Wouters