{"product_id":"riding-for-deliveroo-resistance-in-the-new-economy-paperback-softback-9781509535514","title":"Riding for Deliveroo; Resistance in the New Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509535514","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRiding for Deliveroo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eResistance in the New Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCallum Cant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509535514, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a timely and insightful discussion of the conditions faced by gig economy workers. Powerfully written and politically urgent, it should be essential reading for anybody looking to understand - and to challenge - precarity in the age of platform capitalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHelen Hester, University of West London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eRiding for Deliveroo\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read for those interested in the gig economy, providing a powerful argument for how work can be transformed today.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJamie Woodcock, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eRiding for Deliveroo\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling and insightful account of the labour struggles at the front lines of the gig economy, deftly weaving individual stories of worker resistance into a rigorous theoretical analysis of modern-day capitalism.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWendy Liu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Essential reading.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"interesting and encouraging\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTransfer: European Review of Labour and Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is life like for workers in the gig economy? Is it a paradise of flexibility and individual freedom? Or is it a world of exploitation and conflict? Callum Cant took a job with one of the most prominent platforms, Deliveroo, to find out.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His vivid account of the reality is grim. Workers are being tyrannised by algorithms and exploited for the profit of the few – but they are not taking it lying down. Cant reveals a transnational network of encrypted chats and informal groups which have given birth to a wave of strikes and protests. Far from being atomised individuals helpless in the face of massive tech companies, workers are tearing up the rulebook and taking back control. New developments in the workplace are combining to produce an explosive subterranean class struggle – where the stakes are high, and the risks are higher.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRiding for Deliveroo\u003c\/i\u003e is the first portrait of a new generation of working class militants. Its mixture of compelling first-hand testimony and engaging analysis is essential for anyone wishing to understand class struggle in platform capitalism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Job\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. The System of Control\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. A Short History of Precarious Militants\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Workers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Strikes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Looking Forward\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. A New Wave\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. 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