The paper frames the emergence of the Portuguese gig economy within the broader process of platformisation of work in Europe as set in motion by the neoliberal turn at a global scale. Against this background the case of Portugal in general and that of Lisbon in particular are analysed to show both their consistency with the general trends of the European Union’s economic dynamics and their irreducible peculiarities. These latter particularities, and especially the so-called ‘Uber Law’, are discussed in connection with the hypothesis of a specifically Portuguese variety of the gig economy.
Leonardi, E., Pirina, G. (2020). Uber in the Portuguese gig economy: a laboratory for platform capitalism. WORK ORGANISATION, LABOUR & GLOBALISATION, 14(2), 46-63 [10.13169/workorgalaboglob.14.2.0046].
Uber in the Portuguese gig economy: a laboratory for platform capitalism
Leonardi, Emanuele
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Pirina, Giorgio
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2020
Abstract
The paper frames the emergence of the Portuguese gig economy within the broader process of platformisation of work in Europe as set in motion by the neoliberal turn at a global scale. Against this background the case of Portugal in general and that of Lisbon in particular are analysed to show both their consistency with the general trends of the European Union’s economic dynamics and their irreducible peculiarities. These latter particularities, and especially the so-called ‘Uber Law’, are discussed in connection with the hypothesis of a specifically Portuguese variety of the gig economy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
