Work and labour relations in global platform capitalism / / editors, Julieta Haidar, Maarten Keune.

• Superior document: ILERA Publication
• TeilnehmendeR: Haidar, Julieta,; Keune, Maarten, 1966-; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: ILERA Publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

This engaging and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of work and labour relations within global platform capitalism with a specific focus on digital platforms that organise labour processes, known as labour platforms. Well-respected contributors thoroughly examine both online and offline platforms, their distinct differences and the important roles they play for both large transnational companies and those with a smaller global reach.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Introduction: Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism -- PART I Platform labour in contemporary capitalism -- 1. Value, rent and platform capitalism -- 2. Platforms and exploitation in informational capitalism -- 3. Platform capitalism - towards the neo-commodification of labour? -- PART II Labour platforms between the global and the local -- 4. Working conditions, geography and gender in global crowdwork -- 5. Global earnings disparities in remote platform work: liabilities of origin? -- 6. Freelancing globally: Upworkers in China and India, neo-liberalisation and the new international putting-out system of labour (NIPL) -- PART III Labour process and labour relations in platform capitalism -- 7. Digitalised management, control and resistance in platform work: a labour process analysis -- 8. Collective organization in platform companies in Argentina: between trade union traditions and adaptive strategies -- 9. Collective resistance and organizational creativity amongst Europe's platform workers: a new power in the labour movement? -- 10. Digital platform work in Latin America: challenges and perspectives for its regulation -- Index.