02066cam a2200373Ii 4500 on1035441996 OCoLC ta 180515s2019 enka b 001 0 eng d 9781788210058 (paperback) 1788210050 (paperback) 9781788210041 (hardcover) 1788210042 (hardcover) (OCoLC)1035441996 (OCoLC)1035443375 HD5857 .R89 2019 Ruyter, Alex de. The gig economy / Alex De Ruyter and Martyn Brown. Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2019. v, 106 p. : ill. The economy key ideas Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-102) and index. Introduction -- Theorizing the gig economy -- Working in the gig economy: international trends -- Regulation and lived experience of the gig economy -- Conclusions and implications: from wage economy to gig economy to automated ("no") economy. The "gig economy" is a relatively recent term coined to describe a range of working arrangements that have previously been denoted as precarious, flexible and contingent. Borrowed from musicians, a "gig" describes a one-night performance, but in the context of general employment, it covers the self-employed who work for hire, those on temporary, short-term contracts and on zero-hours contracts. In this concise overview, Alex de Ruyter and Martyn Brown explain the key facets of the gig economy and explore the dangers and potential it affords. Drawing on recent case-studies from the UK, Europe and the USA, it offers an authoritative guide through the theories and issues that surround the gig economy. Precarious employment. Industrial relations. Occupations. Self-employed. Independent contractors. Labor market. Temporary employment. Brown, Martyn (Martyn David) Economy, key ideas. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 HD5857 .R89 2019 PNLIB21060892 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 1078 1078