Raw deal: how the "Uber economy" and runaway capitalism are screwing American workers

"Currently a senior fellow with New America, Hill is a long-time journalist and commentator. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian, the BBC, C-Span, and many other outlets. In his fifth book, the author of Europe’s Promise takes a hard look at new businesses like Uber,...

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Main Author: Hill, Steven
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
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Language:English
Published: New York 2015
St. Martin's Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19109019124919272919-Raw-deal-how-the-uber-economy-.htm
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description "Currently a senior fellow with New America, Hill is a long-time journalist and commentator. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian, the BBC, C-Span, and many other outlets. In his fifth book, the author of Europe’s Promise takes a hard look at new businesses like Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit—and finds them wanting. Arguing against the sharing economy as a model, Hill shows how this libertarian economy is unfair to workers, who are less likely to be full-time employees and more likely to work as contractors—meaning they hire themselves out for small jobs at low compensation. A fairer deal for America’s labor force, which also faces displacement from robots and automation, Hill suggests, is an economic model focused on the individual, not the workplace."
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St. Martin's Press
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economic conditions
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employment
entrepreneurship
ethics
information technology
sharing economy
Raw deal: how the "Uber economy" and runaway capitalism are screwing American workers
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title Raw deal: how the "Uber economy" and runaway capitalism are screwing American workers
topic economic conditions
economic implication
employment
entrepreneurship
ethics
information technology
sharing economy
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19109019124919272919-Raw-deal-how-the-uber-economy-.htm