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Antonio A. Casilli, "Waiting for Robots: The Hired Hands of Automation" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

New Books in Sociology

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Exploitation in the Modern Labor Market

This chapter examines unconventional compensation methods in the labor market, such as payment with goods instead of money, focusing on findings from Madagascar. It also explores the implications of digital labor, labor exploitation, and the emergence of a global underclass as socio-economic crises exacerbate worker exploitation.

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