The Gig Economy in India : Start-Ups, Infrastructure and Resistance.

The Gig Economy in India explores the topic of gig work in India's digital political economy, and the relationship between key factors such as start-ups, state governments, and platform providers. The book begins by placing the gig economy in context, defining the platform ecosystem and the Ind...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Thomas, Pradip (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Routledge, 2024.
EditionFirst edition.
Subjects
Gig economy > India.
Part-time employment > India.
Flexible work arrangements > India.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003491705
1003491707
9781032793740
9781040103098
104010309X
9781040103142
1040103146
9781032793757
Physical Description1 online resource (vi, 138 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Platform Economy in India1. India Stack, Techno-Optimism and Platform Contradictions2. The Governance/Mis-Governance of Start-Ups3. Venture Capitalism, Informality and the Gig Economy4. AI, Machine Learning and Gig Workers in India5. Resistance6. Cloud, Data Centres and the Politics of Infrastructure7. AI, Risk and The Gig Economy

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