TY - BOOK AU - Prassl,Jeremias TI - Humans as a service: the promise and perils of work in the gig economy SN - 9780198797012 AV - HD5110 PRA U1 - 331.25727 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Oxford, United Kingdom, New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Part-time employment KW - Flexible work arrangements KW - Temporary employment KW - Quality of work life KW - Industry KW - eflch KW - fast KW - Humankapital KW - gnd KW - Ethik KW - Arbeitsrecht KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-186) and index; Work on demand -- Doublespeak -- Lost in the crowd -- The innovation paradox -- Disrupting the disruptors -- Levelling the playing field N2 - Is crowdsourcing the future of work? This book offers a lively and critical account of the gig economy: its promises and realities, what is at stake, and how we can ensure that customers, workers, platforms, and society at large benefit from this global and growing phenomenon ER -