the new, app-driven "gig-economy" is creating a new type of workers - their status and entitlements are in dispute. for reference, the image shows the rise and decline of Worker power in a global/historical perspective. article by Ryan Avent.

made: 2016-11-02

link: www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21709533-gig-economy-work-sits-outside-normal-employment-categories-apps-and-downsides

keywords: uber gig-economy apps Internet contract employment workers worker communism right struggle revolution evolution devolution progress regress loss gain