The individual in the gig society: is the gig economy exploitative of the informal economy, or a means of empowerment?
This article argues that the gig economy is an exploitative extension of the informal economy. With its decentralised promise of individual entrepreneurship, I will argue that it places undue burdens on the worker as an ‘independent contractor’ that would otherwise be upheld by the employer....
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| Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Academica |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/7725 |