Beyond the Algorithm : Qualitative Insights for Gig Work Regulation

This volume provides insights on gig work regulation that are inaccessible except through qualitative empirical research. It will appeal to anyone interested in the gig economy, labor and employment law, industrial and labor relations, applied social science, technology and work, state and local regulation, and interdisciplinary legal studies.

In Beyond the Algorithm: Qualitative Insights for Gig Work Regulation, Deepa Das Acevedo and a collection of scholars and experts show why government actors must go beyond mass surveys and data-scrubbing in order to truly understand the realities of gig work. The contributors draw on qualitative empirical research to reveal the narratives and real-life experiences that define gig work, and they connect these insights to policy debates being fought out in courts, town halls, and even in Congress itself. The book also bridges academic and non-academic worlds by drawing on the experiences of drivers, journalists, and workers'' advocates who were among the first people to study gig work from the bottom up. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in gig work, the legal infrastructure surrounding it, and how that infrastructure can and must be improved.