Book review: Humans as a Service. The Promise and Perils of Work in the Gig Economy

Abstract

In Humans as a Service. The Promise and Perils of Work in the Gig Economy, Jeremias Prassl addresses the rather recent phenomenon of the gig economy, which is currently highly disputed by both scholars and the mass media.The book, which comprises six chapters, an introduction and an epilogue, is structured into three main parts. The first part describes the main features of life and work in the gig economy; the