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020			_a9781912656943
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100			_aJamie Woodcock
245		4	_aThe fight against platform capitalism _ban inquiry into the global struggles of the gig economy
260			_aLondon _bUniversity of Westminster Press _c2021
300			_ax, 115 pages ; 23 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_aSo far, platform work has been an important laboratory for capital. Management techniques, like the use of algorithms, are being tested with a view to exporting across the global economy and it is argued that automation is undermining workers' agency. Although the contractual trick of self-employment has allowed platforms to grow quickly and keep their costs down, yet it has also been the case also that workers have also found they can strike without following the existing regulations.
650			_aElectronic commerce.
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