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Humans as a service : the promise and perils of work in the gig economy / Jeremias Prassl.

By: Prassl, Jeremias [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 199 p. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198797012 (hbk)Other title: Promise and perils of work in the gig economySubject(s): Part-time employment | Flexible work arrangements | Temporary employment | Quality of work life | Industry | Flexible work arrangements | Part-time employment | Quality of work life | Temporary employment | Humankapital | Ethik | Arbeitsrecht | IndustryDDC classification: 331.25727
Contents:
Work on demand -- Doublespeak -- Lost in the crowd -- The innovation paradox -- Disrupting the disruptors -- Levelling the playing field.
Summary: Is crowdsourcing the future of work? This book offers a lively and critical account of the gig economy: its promises and realities, what is at stake, and how we can ensure that customers, workers, platforms, and society at large benefit from this global and growing phenomenon.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-186) and index.

Work on demand -- Doublespeak -- Lost in the crowd -- The innovation paradox -- Disrupting the disruptors -- Levelling the playing field.

Is crowdsourcing the future of work? This book offers a lively and critical account of the gig economy: its promises and realities, what is at stake, and how we can ensure that customers, workers, platforms, and society at large benefit from this global and growing phenomenon.

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