The quality of work (QoW): towards a capability theory
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Keywords
capability approach; work; job quality; employment; platform labour; gig economy;All these keywords.
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- J80 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HME-2023-09-04 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
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