Introducing the wave of prosumers in the age of labour market shattering Davide Arcidiacono, Allison Marie Loconto, Lara Maestripieri, Antonello Podda

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Davide Arcidiacono, Allison Marie Loconto, Lara Maestripieri, Antonello Podda. Introducing the wave of prosumers in the age of labour market shattering. Sociologia del Lavoro, Franco Angeli, 2018, 152, pp.7-22. ￿10.3280/SL2018-152001￿. ￿hal-02048858￿

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