BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Freelance & Self-Employment

Paper · Semantic Scholar

Background: Entrepreneurial activity is widely recognised as a key driver of economic growth, innovation and employment; however, comparatively less scholarly attention has been devoted to the subjective well-being (SWB) of entrepreneurs. Existing studies tend to focus either on individual-level determinants or on broader institutional conditions, rarely integrating both perspectives within a single analytical frame…

Reference · Wikidata

state of being employed by oneself

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Self-employment is the state of working for oneself rather than an employer. Tax authorities will generally view a person as self-employed if the person chooses to be recognised as such or if the person is generating income for which a tax return needs to be filed. In the real world, the critical issue for tax authorities is not whether a person is engaged in business activity but whether the activity is profitable …

Book · DOAB

This book introduces a theory of the politics of unpaid labour, advancing our understanding of inequality within the context of precarious work. Arguing that this theory can help address the inequalities perpetuating the dynamics and processes underpinning stigma which surround the rise of precarious work under labour market reforms and societal and technological changes, the book forges a link between the micro pro…