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"This chapter sets out to investigate two broad questions about platform capitalism: its novelty as a phase in the history of capitalism, and the implications of these developments. It does so by revisiting the concept of commodification, arguing that platform capitalism unleashes a novel process of neo-commodification, composed of two distinct aspects. Firstly, legal grey zones and discursive mystifications lead to a disruption of current labour relation systems which intensifies competition between workers and denies them protection. Secondly, the data technology and algorithmic management which underpin the platform model enable a merger of private and work spheres of life, leading to an inclusion of informal, and previously uncommodified labour into the market system. This way platform capitalism creates a virtual market where workers, unemployed and underemployed appear as ideal (fictitious) commodities. Finally, this chapter explores how neo-commodification triggers a variety of institutional responses, but also intensifies class struggle with new actors and strategies appearing."

"This article investigates values of work in the creative industries in the Netherlands by researching whether non-material values of work are more important than material values, and how this is impacted by precarity. Two approaches are evaluated: post-materialist theory and critical research on the creative industries. The results of the vignette survey confirm that the relationship between precarity and non-material work values is not straight forward. There is a clear preferences among creative workers for non-material values of work such as autonomy and self-expression, compared to material rewards such as pay and benefits, even when controlled for levels of precarity experienced by respondents. These results point towards the conclusion that post-materialism theories fail to explain the values of work at a vanguard sector of post-fordist economies, suggesting instead that more research is needed into the relationship between non-material values and precarity."