Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism?

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'I highly recommend this book to those who have already stepped into the terrain of understanding the platform economy, those who are just taking that step, and those who have not yet begun but are willing to do so. Why? Because this is one of the few existing books that offers a rich, critical, fresh, and contemporary analysis of the platform economy embedded into capital and capitalism worldwide. It reveals what global platform capitalism entails by uncovering its internal social, economic, and political contradictions and tensions from a much-needed critical standpoint.' -- Valeria Pulignano, ILR Review 'With this edited collection of insightful chapters, Julieta Haidar and Maarten Keune capture the essence of the "contradictions" and "tensions" surrounding the emergence of work and labor relations within the platform economy. This collection memorably illustrates how hegemonic capitalism generates "social order" by re-producing cleavages through establishing new socio-economic and political interdependencies on a global basis. This is a "must" for everyone who wants to learn about the platform economy.' -- Valeria Pulignano, University of Leuven, Belgium 'In the 21st century we are witnessing what seems to be a paradox. On the one hand, we have an expansion of algorithms and artificial intelligence generating companies that are increasingly wealthy. On the other, there is a new growing portion of the working class who find themselves in an increasingly precarious position and without basic labour rights. How does exploitation in platform capitalism take place? What is new and what is old in these labour relations? How does managerial control occur? And how will the struggles and resistance of this new proletariat of the digital age develop? To better comprehend this complex social phenomenon, this book offers an important contribution.' -- Ricardo Antunes, University of Campinas, Brazil