The feasibility of platform cooperatives in the gig economy

Damion Jonathan Bunders , Martijn Arets , Koen Frenken , Tine De Moor
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Abstract

In view of the precarity and economic dependency of gig workers, platform cooperatives come into the picture as alternatives to investor-owned platforms. We develop a taxonomy of platform cooperatives along the dimensions of ownership of the platform and employment by the cooperative. Platform cooperatives are then examined as worker-run matchmaking platforms for gigs, by analysing their challenges, highlighting the difficulties to raise capital, take collective decisions, and gain institutional support. On the basis of a feasibility analysis, we conclude that the identified challenges can most likely be successfully overcome by platform co-ops that organise taxi rides and professional jobs, while it may prove much more difficult in food delivery, homecare and micro-tasking.

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零工经济中平台合作社的可行性
鉴于零工工人的不稳定性和经济依赖性,平台合作社作为投资者拥有的平台的替代品出现了。我们沿着平台所有权和合作社就业的维度开发了平台合作社的分类法。然后,通过分析平台合作社面临的挑战,强调筹集资金、集体决策和获得机构支持的困难,将平台合作社作为工人经营的零工配对平台进行审查。在可行性分析的基础上,我们得出结论,这些挑战最有可能被组织出租车和专业工作的平台合作社成功克服,而在送餐、家庭护理和微任务方面可能要困难得多。
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