Work and Labor in the Digital Age
eBook - ePub

Work and Labor in the Digital Age

  1. 220 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Work and Labor in the Digital Age

About this book

This volume presents the most recent studies of work and labor in the digital age as it unfolds in both Europe and the United States.  

One of the critical questions facing modernity concerns the reconfiguration of paid employment, which has been subject to wholesale changes that have widespread consequences for workers, their families, and the institutional structure that characterizes capitalist societies. A key driver of these changes has been the digital revolution and the rapid proliferation of the gig economy. Together with social network sites for hiring, the spread of robotics, and the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning, they leave virtually no occupation untouched.

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Yes, you can access Work and Labor in the Digital Age by Steven P. Vallas, Anne Kovalainen, Steven P. Vallas,Anne Kovalainen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Workplace Culture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Introduction. Taking Stock of the Digital Revolution
  4. Chapter 1. Work and Value Creation in the Platform Economy
  5. Chapter 2. Technology-Driven Task Replacement and the Future of Employment
  6. Chapter 3. Platforms at Work: Automated Hiring Platforms and Other New Intermediaries in the Organization of Work
  7. Chapter 4. Black Holes and Purple Squirrels: A Tale of Two Online Labor Markets
  8. Chapter 5. Brave New Digital Work? New Forms of Performance Control in Crowdwork
  9. Chapter 6. Labor Market Inclusion Through Predatory Capitalism? The “Sharing Economy,” Diversity, and the Crisis of Social Reproduction in the Belgian Coordinated Market Economy
  10. Chapter 7. Work-Games in the Gig-Economy: A Case Study of Uber Drivers in the City of Monterrey, Mexico
  11. Index