Will the gig economy prevail? by Colin Crouch HARDBACK 9781509532438

Will the gig economy prevail?\nby Colin Crouch\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Colin Crouch\nTitle: Will the gig economy prevail?\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Political economy\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9781509532438\nISBN-10: 1509532439\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nIncreasingly, employees are being falsely treated as \u2018self-employed\u2019. This phenomenon \u2013 the \u2018gig economy\u2019 \u2013 is seen as the inevitable shape of things to come. \nIn this book, Colin Crouch takes a step back and questions this logic. He shows how the idea of an employee \u2013 a stable status that involves a bundle of rights \u2013 has maintained a curious persistence. Examining the ways companies are attacking these rights, from pro.