Gig and labour marketplaces
Matching labour to demand while classifying the labour as independent. The critical literature is stronger than the operating literature, and says so plainly.
8 books · 1 people behind it
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- The UpstartsBrad Stone, 2017
- UberlandAlex Rosenblat, 2018
- Ghost WorkMary L. Gray, Siddharth Suri, 2019
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Books 8
T2 The Upstarts
Brad Stone · 2017 · Uber and Airbnb: marketplace models built against regulation.
T2 Uberland
Alex Rosenblat · 2018 · Algorithmic management and what the driver side of the model feels like.
T2 Ghost Work
Mary L. Gray, Siddharth Suri · 2019 · The hidden on-demand labour that makes automated services work.
T2 Super Pumped
Mike Isaac · 2019 · Uber's growth model, subsidies and the cost of running it.
Diane Mulcahy · 2016 · The worker's-side manual; useful on how the platforms price labour.
T3 Gigged
Sarah Kessler · 2018 · Reporting across gig platforms on who the model works for.
Jeremias Prassl · 2018 · Legal analysis of classification, the model's load-bearing assumption.
Alexandrea J. Ravenelle · 2019 · Interview study of workers on four sharing-economy platforms.