CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Cosburn, Nicholas |
|---|---|
| Title | Platforms, Policies and Protections: An institutional analysis of actors in the platform economy |
| Summary | This thesis will attempt to analyse the strategies of various actors within the platform economy, in relation to their institutional and national contexts. The traditional employment relationship has been put into question by the platform economy, as the links between employee and employer have become blurred. This has led to the platform economy receiving a large amount of scholarly attention, but it has often been analysed without attention to the institutions which govern those relationships. This thesis attempts to fill in these scholarly gaps by analysing the cases of Austria, the United States, and the United Kingdom, using Varieties of Capitalism and industrial relations theory. Within each case the different actors involved in the platform economy are analysed: specifically the platforms, the regulatory framework, and those representing platform workers using a variety of complementary resources. Additionally, the specific legal context is outlined, highlighting the unique nature of labour law in each case. Ultimately, this thesis finds that in each of the cases the institutions in place govern the strategies and actions of the actors in the platform economy. |
| Supervisor | Dr Anil Duman |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/cosburn_nicholas.pdf |
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