Digital Solidarity Economy in Latin America

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

1 036 kr

Kommande

Beskrivning

Could digital platforms be more than just apps for short-term gigs and on-demand jobs? This book shows how the digital solidarity economy offers a bold alternative, where cooperation, fairness, and sustainability reshape work and technology. Through Latin American case studies, it uncovers innovative business models, governance structures, and regulatory experiments, revealing how grassroots initiatives challenge inequalities and environmental pressures. Drawing on rich dialogues between researchers and workers, it connects theory with practice to imagine a future where digital labour empowers communities rather than exploits them. This is a vital guide for anyone curious about rethinking the rules of work and building digital economies that serve people and planet.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-10-29
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529250831

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Digital ekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Informationsteknik: allmänt inom Data och IT

Mer om författaren

Rafael Grohmann is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Toronto.María Belén Albornoz is Professor at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO-Ecuador).Alessio Bertolini is a Research Associate at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword - Nick Couldry1. Introduction: Digital Solidarity Economy: Prefiguring Other Tech Futures - María Belén Albornoz, Rafael Grohmann, and Alessio BertoliniPart 1: Foundations of Digital Solidarity Economy2. Digital Solidarity Economies in Latin America: historical legacies and public policy pathways - Alexandra Belén Gualavisí Limaico3. Learnings of Digital Solidarity Economy: Recovering the Past, Looking for Futures - Rafael Grohmann4. Design of digital infrastructures for Buen Vivir: practices and theories - Alexandre Costa Barbosa and Lívia Ascava5. Alternative imaginaries and alternative practices: Digital solidarity economies in a repertoire of contention for delivery worker organizing - Lucy Pei6. The Digital Social Economy and the Political Struggle over the Temporal and Spatial Dimensions of Labour - Eduardo Meneses and Betiana VarasPart 2: Dimensions of Digital Solidarity Economy7. Fair work by design? Standards and challenges to ensure fairness in platform cooperatives - Jonas C. L. Valente, Adam Badger, and Alessio Bertolini8. WTF (Which Tech Futures): Innovation in Argentina's Terms and Conditions - Cecilia Muñoz Cancela9. Life is Not a Game: The impact of Gamification in Delivery Platforms - Daniel SantiniPart 3: Worker Experiences in the Digital Solidarity Economy10. Beyond Uber, beyond the taxi: Emergence of hybrid platforms in ride-hailing platforms in Ecuador - Daniel Vizuete Sandoval11. Señoritas Courier and Platform Cooperativism: the ingenious and constant popular construction - Aline Os12. Tech Worker Co-ops in Argentina - Denise Kasparian, Julián Rebón and Julieta Grasas13. Financial inclusion and the digital economy in savings and credit cooperatives in Ecuador - Hugo Jácome Estrella and Marcela Pazán Toledo14. Conclusions: Research Agenda for Digital Solidarity Economy - Rafael Grohmann and Alessio Bertolini