The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms

[EN]Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a new economic model called the gig economy (GE), which is based on the use of digital platforms and a new type of employee called a gig worker (GW). With this in mind, the main aim of the present study is to present a preliminary characterization of...

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Autores: Galán Zazo, José Ignacio, Zúñiga Vicente, José Ángel
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Palabra clave:Gig economy
Gig workers
Platforms
Strong form
Weak form
5308 Economía General
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title The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms
spellingShingle The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms
Galán Zazo, José Ignacio
Gig economy
Gig workers
Platforms
Strong form
Weak form
5308 Economía General
title_short The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms
title_full The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms
title_fullStr The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms
title_full_unstemmed The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms
title_sort The Gig Economy: A Preliminary Proposal of Some Distinctive Forms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Galán Zazo, José Ignacio
Zúñiga Vicente, José Ángel
author Galán Zazo, José Ignacio
author_facet Galán Zazo, José Ignacio
Zúñiga Vicente, José Ángel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gig economy
Gig workers
Platforms
Strong form
Weak form
5308 Economía General
topic Gig economy
Gig workers
Platforms
Strong form
Weak form
5308 Economía General
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