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Will the gig economy prevail?

By: Crouch, Colin [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge; Medford Polity Press 2019Description: 140 p.ISBN: 9781509532438; 9781509532445.Subject(s): Precarious employment | Industrial relations | Urban Studies | SociologyDDC classification: 331.257
Contents:
The rise of precarious work -- Ambiguities of the employment contract -- The rise, fall and persistence of standard employment -- The changing shape of precariousness -- A new approach to employment security.
Summary: "In this book, Colin Crouch takes a step back and questions the logic of the 'gig economy'. He shows how the idea of an employee - a stable status that involves a bundle of rights - has, despite many changes and threats, shown a curious persistence. It is for this individual that Crouch proposes an agenda for a realistic future of secure work"--
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The rise of precarious work -- Ambiguities of the employment contract -- The rise, fall and persistence of standard employment -- The changing shape of precariousness -- A new approach to employment security.

"In this book, Colin Crouch takes a step back and questions the logic of the 'gig economy'. He shows how the idea of an employee - a stable status that involves a bundle of rights - has, despite many changes and threats, shown a curious persistence. It is for this individual that Crouch proposes an agenda for a realistic future of secure work"--

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