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New Economics Foundation – “Proptech” could exploit renters like Uber does workers

April 5, 2018 MDRose 0

The financialisation of the rental sector left under the control of algorithms. This would be the neo-liberal reform of the housing problem that is plaguing much of Europe. It would surely porduce some attractive profits, […]

Finance

Anna Baum: Resisting the gig economy: the emergence of cooperative food delivery platforms

March 25, 2018 MDRose 0

Workers’ cooperatives are the future of work if we wish to escape predatory capitalism. Read here  

Finance

New Economics Foundation: THE UNHEARD STORIES OF PRECARIOUS WORK

February 11, 2018 MDRose 0

Outsourcing and the gig economy have become modern slavery. It is very convenient to ignore because it is cheap and hidden. Except for those who have to earn their living from it. Read here  

Deregulation

Pod črto – Working on the edge of poverty: Slovenia’s self-inflicted wound over labour market reform

February 6, 2018 MDRose 0

The gig economy takes on many forms. The result is always the same: precarious jobs. Slovenia has its own innovation, subsidised by the EU. Read here  

Deregulation

The Guardian: DPD courier who was fined for day off to see doctor dies from diabetes

February 5, 2018 MDRose 0

Many Britons claim that leaving the EU would scupper the European Social Charter and expose workers to exploitation. If something like this can occur under the Charta, who needs it? Read here  

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New Economics Foundation – CAN ANYONE COMPETE WITH UBER?

January 29, 2018 MDRose 0

Ethical alternatives are possible, and are popping up across the world. By Robbie Warin Cross.posted from New Economics Foundation       More than 850,000 people have signed a petition launched last September to protest Uber’s licence […]

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Lina Gálvez – Spain: The rise of precarious labour

January 11, 2018 MDRose 0

Spanish companies are clocking up profits and dividends at the expense of their workforce, especially young Spaniards, as well as to the detriment of society. No wonder young graduates are going for less glamourous jobs, […]

Finance

New Economics Foundation – PRECARIOUS LABOUR STRIKES BACK

November 27, 2017 MDRose 0

Uber drivers and college cleaners, cinema workers and McDonalds staff marched for better pay and basic rights. By Aidan Harper, Assistant Researcher at the New Economics Foundation Cross-posted from the New Economomics Foundation   2017 […]

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The Guardian: Uber loses appeal in UK employment rights case

November 10, 2017 MDRose 0

This is further good news for workers in their attempt to regulate the gig economy – something that most governments are not doing. Read here  

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New Economics Foundation: Can we do better than Uber?

October 30, 2017 MDRose 0

Last month, Transport for London announced it was withdrawing ride-hailing firm Uber’s license to operate in the capital. Despite complaints over passenger safety and poor treatment of drivers, many Londoners came to Uber’s defence, valuing […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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