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Plattformkapitalismus Made in China: Digitalisierung der Niedriglohnproduktion?

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  • Lüthje, Boy

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The article examines the current digitalisation of Chinese manufacturing from the perspective of socially-shaped technological transformation. Referring to e-commerce-based manufacturing the author examines the simultaneous changes in technologies, value chains and work. For this purpose, reference is made to the current international discussion on the digitalisation of production and introduces the automation strategies under the “Made in China 2025” programme in classical industrial manufacturing. This is followed by an empirical analysis of the new e-commerce-based manufacturing platforms of China’s largest online retailer, Taobao, and their implications for work organisation and working conditions. The conclusion discusses perspectives for the upgrading of work within platform-based manufacturing models and some implications for labour and industrial policies.

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  • Lüthje, Boy, 2021. "Plattformkapitalismus Made in China: Digitalisierung der Niedriglohnproduktion?," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 74(1), pages 37-43.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2021-1-37
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2021-1-37
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