Gigs of their own: reinventing worker cooperativism in the platform economy and its implications for collective action
Based on the significant collective action problems that gig workers face, sociologists would generally expect that these workers take a mostly individualistic approach to improving their position. Nonetheless, various forms of collective action by gig workers can be observed in practice. This chapt...
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2023
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| author | Bunders, Damion Jonathan |
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| description | Based on the significant collective action problems that gig workers face, sociologists would generally expect that these workers take a mostly individualistic approach to improving their position. Nonetheless, various forms of collective action by gig workers can be observed in practice. This chapter compares worker-owned gig platforms with traditional worker cooperatives in order to derive insights on the chances for collective action in the platform economy. As an ‘extreme case’ of collective action, worker-owned gig platforms show that the platform economy context potentially helps to overcome some age-old problems of collective action. At the same time, the platform economy brings forth new challenges for workers’ collective action. It is concluded that there might be two approaches to solving the social dilemmas involved. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-986572023-03-22T16:06:43Z Gigs of their own: reinventing worker cooperativism in the platform economy and its implications for collective action Bunders, Damion Jonathan JHBL KCF LNH JFMG Based on the significant collective action problems that gig workers face, sociologists would generally expect that these workers take a mostly individualistic approach to improving their position. Nonetheless, various forms of collective action by gig workers can be observed in practice. This chapter compares worker-owned gig platforms with traditional worker cooperatives in order to derive insights on the chances for collective action in the platform economy. As an ‘extreme case’ of collective action, worker-owned gig platforms show that the platform economy context potentially helps to overcome some age-old problems of collective action. At the same time, the platform economy brings forth new challenges for workers’ collective action. It is concluded that there might be two approaches to solving the social dilemmas involved. Published 2023-03-22T16:06:41Z 2023-03-22T16:06:41Z 2021-08-25 chapter 9781839100277 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/98657 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/platform-economy-puzzles-9781839100277.html https://www.elgaronline.com/display/edcoll/9781839100277/9781839100277.00019.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100284.00019 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100284.00019 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c 9781839100277 Edward Elgar Publishing 20 Cheltenham open access |
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