Individualism and Collectivism at Work in an Era of Deindustrialization: Work Narratives of Food Delivery Couriers in the Platform Economy

Supposedly emblematic of digital capitalism, the rise of the gig economy is frequently taken as a cipher for the developing deindustrialisation of western societies. It is tempting to interpret the shift of manufacturing jobs to the global south and their replacement with service sector jobs as a on...

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Main Authors: Paul Stewart, Genevieve Shanahan, Mark Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsoc.2020.00049/full