Class composition in the digitalised gig economy

Jamie Woodcock

Chapter 28 in Handbook of Research on the Global Political Economy of Work, 2023, pp 351-359 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The introduction of digital technology has not “disrupted” (to use the common parlance of platforms) the relationship between capital and labour. Instead, like previous forms of technology used at work, it is developed, integrated, and used within existing social relations. While technology may change the way we work, it does not, of its own volition, change the relationships at work. Instead, technology is influenced by relationships of power: the kind of platforms that emerge under capitalism are shaped by the existing conditions. As the introduction of platforms changes working conditions, this builds upon existing relationships of power and exploitation.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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