Riding for Deliveroo: Resistance in the New Economy

ISBN-13: 9781509535514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 140 str.

Callum Cant

Recenzje

"This is a timely and insightful discussion of the conditions faced by gig economy workers. Powerfully written and politically urgent, it should be essential reading for anybody looking to understand - and to challenge - precarity in the age of platform capitalism."Helen Hester, University of West London"Riding for Deliveroo is a must read for those interested in the gig economy, providing a powerful argument for how work can be transformed today."Jamie Woodcock, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford"Riding for Deliveroo provides a compelling and insightful account of the labour struggles at the front lines of the gig economy, deftly weaving individual stories of worker resistance into a rigorous theoretical analysis of modern-day capitalism."Wendy Liu"Essential reading."Morning Star

Spis treści

ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface1. Introduction2. The Job3. The System of Control4. A Short History of Precarious Militants5. The Workers6. The Strikes7. Looking Forward8. A New Wave9. Conclusion

O autorze

Callum Cant is a former Deliveroo delivery worker and PhD candidate at the University of West London