{"product_id":"otp-please-online-buyers-sellers-and-gig-workers-in-south-asia-9780143463399","title":"OTP Please: Online Buyers, Sellers and Gig Workers in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA great shift is underway in how we buy, eat, move, work and sell owing to technological intervention. Tech platforms--whether a Swiggy, Amazon or Uber in India, a Foodpanda in Pakistan or a Pathao in Bangladesh or Nepal--have eased the pressures of modern life. They have freed up our time, provided jobs to grateful millions and delivered guilty pleasures and last-minute necessities to online buyers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut behind the dazzle of the digital, much is opaque. Gig workers live a precarious life while internet retailers cope with the oppressive rules of global behemoths. Consumers wonder if there are are consequences to instant gratification and the extreme ease of living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOTP Please \u003c\/i\u003edelves into the wondrous new world of electronic commerce by connecting diverse stories and perspectives gathered across South Asia, from Peshawar to Patna and Colombo to Kathmandu. It explores the emotional dynamics between the different actors on this stage, the workings of tech companies and the implications for policy. Deeply researched and breezily narrated, it is essential reading to understand this extraordinary digital age that we inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVandana Vasudevan has written extensively for mainstream newspapers and has been a columnist for several years for \u003ci\u003eMint \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDNA\u003c\/i\u003e. She studied in the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and had worked in the corporate sector for many years. She shifted career tracks and became a development sector professional, consulting for various national and international organizations after obtaining a PhD in urban development from the University of Grenoble, France. Besides \u003ci\u003eOTP Please, \u003c\/i\u003eshe is also the author of \u003ci\u003eUrban Villager: Life In An Indian Satellite Town\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTough Customer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite these serious pursuits, she is a fun person, paranoid of boring people and hence always strives to be interesting and entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"India Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720959787282,"sku":"9780143463399","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8954c834-e809-40c0-8263-830628244d44.jpg?v=1762943057","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/otp-please-online-buyers-sellers-and-gig-workers-in-south-asia-9780143463399","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}