Title: Global gig economy: prospects and key growth threats for developing countries

Authors: Elena A. Okunkova; Irina V. Kosorukova; Tatyana G. Lazareva; Elena V. Korolyuk; Alla V. Bogomolova

Addresses: Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia ' Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia; University for Industry and Finance 'Synergy', Moscow, Russia ' Samara State Agrarian University, 446442, Russian Federation, Samara Region, G. Kinel, P.G.T. Ust-Kinel, Str. Uchebnaya 2, Russia ' Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia ' Lipetsk State Pedagogical University named after P. Semenov-Tyan-Shan, Lipetsk, Russia

Abstract: The purpose of the article is to identify the threats to developing countries caused by the rapid development of the gig economy based on flexible forms of working relationships, as well as the formation of recommendations for the implementation of state policy as part of their levelling. The article determines that developed countries are leading in the number of employees on freelance exchanges. Developing countries dominate in terms of the total number of freelancers. It proved that the education index and the share of self-employment are characterised by a close inverse correlation, and the second indicator is associated with a low level of development of labour relations and problems in the economic development. It is revealed that a relatively high level of education of the population with a low level of development of labour relations contributes to the growth of the number of freelancers.

Keywords: gig economy; developing countries; threats; freelance; freelance exchanges; flexible forms of working relations; public policy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWI.2023.128862

International Journal of Work Innovation, 2023 Vol.3 No.4, pp.403 - 417

Received: 23 Sep 2022
Accepted: 21 Oct 2022
Published online: 07 Feb 2023 *

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