title: The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want
author:  Diane Mulcahy 
description: <html> <head> </head> <body> <p style="margin-top: 0"> &quot;Essential guidebook to navigating the gig economy...This highly recommended guide will have wide appeal&quot; --<i><b>Library Journal, </b></i><b>starred review</b>
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  * [Cover ](html/00_Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title Page](html/02_Title_Page.xhtml#page_iii)
  
  
  * [Copyright Page](html/03_Copyright_Page.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contents](html/04_Contents.xhtml)
  
  
  * [1\. Introduction](html/05_1__Introduction.xhtml)
  
  
  * [2\. Theorizing the Gig Economy](html/06_2__Theorizing_the_gig_economy.xhtml)
  
  
  * [3\. Working in the Gig Economy: International Trends](html/07_3__Working_in_the_gig_economy__i.xhtml)
  
  
  * [4\. Regulation and the Lived Experience of the Gig Economy](html/08_4__Regulation_and_the_lived_expe.xhtml)
  
  
  * [5\. Conclusions and Implications: From Wage Economy to Gig Economy to Automated (“No”) Economy](html/09_5__Conclusions_and_implications.xhtml)
  
  
  * [References](html/10_References.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Index](html/11_Index.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![cover](images/cover.jpg)
  
  
  **The Economy | Key Ideas**
  
  
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