How Long to Read The Fight Against Platform Capitalism

How Long Does it Take to Read The Fight Against Platform Capitalism?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 10 minutes to read The Fight Against Platform Capitalism by Jamie Woodcock

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

So far, platform work has been an important laboratory for capital. Management techniques, like the use of algorithms, are being tested with a view to exporting across the global economy and it is argued that automation is undermining workers’ agency. Although the contractual trick of self-employment has allowed platforms to grow quickly and keep their costs down, yet it has also been the case also that workers have also found they can strike without following the existing regulations. This book develops a critique of platforms and platform capitalism from the perspective of workers and contributes to the ongoing debates about the future of work and worker organising. It presents an alternative portrait returning to a focus on workers’ experience, focusing on solidarity, drawing out a global picture of new forms of agency. In particular, the book focuses on three dynamics that are driving struggles in the platform economy: the increasing connections between workers who are no longer isolated; the lack of communication and negotiation from platforms, leading to escalating worker action around shared issues; and the internationalisation of platforms, which has laid the basis for new transnational solidarity. Focusing on transport and courier workers, online workers and freelancers author Jamie Woodcock concludes by considering how workers build power in different situations. Rather than undermining worker agency, platforms have instead provided the technical basis for the emergence of new global struggles against capitalism.

How long is The Fight Against Platform Capitalism?

The Fight Against Platform Capitalism by Jamie Woodcock is 127 pages long, and a total of 32,639 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Fight Against Platform Capitalism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 58 minutes to read The Fight Against Platform Capitalism aloud.

What Reading Level is The Fight Against Platform Capitalism?

The Fight Against Platform Capitalism is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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