Platform Company Dominance and Labor Struggles in the Digital Economy: The Case of South Korea

Kyung-Pil Kim

doi:10.14452/MR-075-06-2023-10_4

Platform Company Dominance and Labor Struggles in the Digital Economy

The Case of South Korea

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Kyung-Pil Kim

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https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-075-06-2023-10_4

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Monopoly, Capitalism, Political Economy

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Kyung-Pil Kim charts the history of the Korean platform economy through the rise of Naver and Kakao, the major firms dominating the markets. How do these companies operate? How did they achieve dominance? Finally, what are recent developments and challenges of labor organizing in this sphere?

Monthly Review Volume 75, Number 6 (November 2023)

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