The recent economic crisis has shown the dark side of deregulating the labor market: rising unemployment, limited access to social security and, due to low wages, depleted savings to rely upon in bad times. An emphasis on flexibility has led to inequality and insecurity, the aut…
Drawing on interviews with dismissed IBM executives in Westchester, New York, bakers in a high-tech Boston bakery, a barmaid turned advertising executive, and many others, Sennett explores the disorienting effects of the new capitalism. He reveals the vivid and illuminating cont…
Drawing on interviews with dismissed IBM executives in Westchester, New York, bakers in a high-tech Boston bakery, a barmaid turned advertising executive, and many others, Sennett explores the disorienting effects of the new capitalism. He reveals the vivid and illuminating cont…
Drawing on interviews with dismissed IBM executives in Westchester, New York, bakers in a high-tech Boston bakery, a barmaid turned advertising executive, and many others, Sennett explores the disorienting effects of the new capitalism. He reveals the vivid and illuminating cont…
Work in the gig economy: an introduction -- Classifying gig work -- Technology, algorithms & digital platform organisations -- Multi-party working relationships: understanding the experiences of gig workers -- The future of gig work: key issues, solutions & future research direc…
Focusing on the debate on the role of flexibility in contemporary restructuring, these essays re-evaluate key controversies surrounding the nature of employment patterns, production relations and work organization.
