Will the gig economy prevail?

Colin Crouch (London School of Economics)

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Polity Press
15 February 2019

Sociology: work & labour; Economics & Business; Political economy

Series: The Future of Capitalism

Increasingly, employees are being falsely treated as ‘self-employed’. This phenomenon – the ‘gig economy’ – is seen as the inevitable shape of things to come.

In this book, Colin Crouch takes a step back and questions this logic. He shows how the idea of an employee – a stable status that involves a bundle of rights – has maintained a curious persistence. Examining the ways companies are attacking these rights, from proffering temporary work to involuntary part-time work to ‘gigging’, he reveals the paradoxes of the situation and argues that it should not and cannot continue. He goes on to propose reforms to reverse the perverse incentives that reward irresponsible employers and punish good ones, setting out an agenda for a realistic future of secure work.

Crouch’s penetrating analysis will be of interest to everyone interested in the future of work, the welfare state and the gig economy.

By: Colin Crouch (London School of Economics)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 122mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9781509532445
ISBN 10: 1509532447
Series: The Future of Capitalism
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 15 February 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Colin Crouch is Professor Emeritus of the University of Warwick and an External Scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for Social Research at Cologne.

Reviews for Will the gig economy prevail?

A timely and thought-provoking read, lifting the lid on how the gig economy is undermining workers, damaging society and compromising our prosperity. Ought to act as a wake-up call to policymakers and politicians. Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress