A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society

Download or read book A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society written by Valerio De Stefano and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-18 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.