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Linking up with the global economy: A case study of the Bangalore software industry
By Asma Lateef
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2: THE GLOBAL SOFTWARE INDUSTRY: FROM SILICON VALLEY TO BANGALORE 2.1 Some definitions 2.2 How the software industry went global 2.3 The size and spread of the global software industry 2.4 India's role in the global software industry 2.5 Labour market trends in the Indian software industry
Chapter 3: THE EVOLUTION OF THE INDIAN SOFTWARE INDUSTRY: POLICY AND PRACTICE 3.1 The early years in software policy: an export focus 3.2 Developments in the domestic software industry: The early years 3.3 Policy changes that led to the boom: Post 1984 3.4 The Indian software industry in the post-1984 period:
Chapter 4: A CASE STUDY OF BANGALORE 4.1 Bangalore: a natural location for the software industry 4.2 The policy environment 4.3 The nature of the software industry in Bangalore 4 3.1 Foreign direct investment in Bangalore 4.3.2 The domestic firms in Bangalore 4.3.3 Employment in the Bangalore software industry 4.3.4 Wages 4.3.5 The quality of the jobs created 4.3.6 Summary 4.4 The growth of the industry and the changing locational advantages of Bangalore 4.4.1 Visible changes 4.4.2 Property prices 4.4.3 Infrastructure 4.4.4 Summary
Chapter 5: BANGALORE AT A CROSSROADS: PROSPECTS AND DILEMMAS 5.1 The sustainability of the software industry in Bangalore 5.2 General issues for the industry as a whole 5.3 Policy issues 5.4 Conclusions
Chapter 6: TABLES
Chapter 7: LIST OF INTERVIEWEES
Chapter 8: REFERENCES
Chapter 9: ACRONYMS
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