The Digital Transformation of Labor Automation, the Gig Economy and Welfare

• Other Authors: Larsson, Anthony (Editor), Teigland, Robin 1964- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge 2020
• Series: Routledge Studies in Labour Economics
• Subjects: Labor supply > Effect of technological innovations on; Labor supply > Effect of automation on; Automation > Social aspects; Precarious employment > Social aspects; Public welfare administration > Technological innovations
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"Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process causes (or may cause) the autonomy of various labor functions, and its impact in creating (or stymieing) various job opportunities on the labor market. T...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword: Galaxy incognito / Kjell A. Nordström
• A journey of a thousand miles : an introduction to the digitalization of labor / Anthony Larsson
• Behind the history of labor : technology as the driving force / Alexander Bard, Jan Söderqvist, and Anthony Larsson
• The substitution of labor : from technological feasibility to other factors influencing the potential of job automation / Jochem van der Zande, Karoline Teigland, Shahryar Siri, and Robin Teigland
• Minimum wages for online labor platforms? Regulating the global gig economy / Alex J. Wood, Mark Graham, and Mohammed Amir Anwar
• The digital disruption of science : governments and scientists towards an "open science" / Antoine Maire
• Black boxes of cognitive computers and the impact on labor markets / Victor Erik Bernhardtz
• AI leadership and the future of corporate governance : changing demands for board competence / Fernanda Torres, Robin Teigland, and Liselotte Engstam
• Polarization, tax revenue and the welfare state : digital disruption or still standing strong? / Mårten Blix
• Welfare states and digitalization / Bent Greve
• "Gig patients" : health and dental care in the gig economy / Anthony Larsson and Dominika Sabolová
• GDPR : what are the risks and who benefits? / Anthony Larsson and Pernilla Lilja
• Players for hire : games and the future of low / Edward Castronova
• The global gig economy : towards a planetary labor market / Mark Graham and Mohammed Amir Anwar
• Identifying the digital gender divide : how digitalization may affect the future working conditions for women / Anthony Larsson and Yamit Viitaoja
• Consulting in the digital era? The role of tomorrow's management consultants / Anthony Larsson, Nicole Andersson, Peter Markowski, Malin Nilsson, and Ivy Mayor
• Digitalization, circular economy and the future of labor : how circular economy and digital transformation can affect labor / Anthony Larsson and Linn Lindfred
• Conclusion: The digital transformation of labor : where do we go from here? / Anthony Larsson
• Afterword: Impact of digitalization on employment and working conditions / John Øvretveit.