Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the gig economy has become more central to households and economies globally and especially in Southeast Asia. The resulting tensions are becoming increasingly hard to ignore argues Dr Gerard McCarthy in this blog post
Writing on the LSE blog, he argues that the gig economy has boomed globally since the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Southeast Asia, after a decade or so of rapid growth.
The reliance of consumers upon on-demand delivery during lockdowns, and the pivoting of livelihoods for millions of people as a result of economic upheaval, have meant the gig economy is now more central to households and economies across the region than it was a few years ago.
Read the full post online - 'Is the gig up in the platform economy? Insights from Southeas Asia and beyond.'
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