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India's Software Industry

Richard Heeks 1996, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA/London

"India's Software Industry" provides full details about India's billion-dollar software outsourcing trade: production figures; number of workers; the Indian producer firms and the US and European clients involved; costs; productivity data; divisions of labour and skills; impact of automated programming tools and other threats; historical trends and future directions; etc.

It provides a key focus on the role played by the Indian government in fostering (or hindering) the growth of India's software industry, and also provides analysis of the development of India's local software markets. In addition, two chapters include an in-depth analysis of the development of India's computer industry. This book's analysis probes many misconceptions, and is based on a wealth of facts and figures gathered in India and other countries for an ongoing research project.

Critical Acclaim

'essential reading for those who want to understand the evolution of the software industry in India.' Management Review

'essential reading for all software houses, computer manufacturers, and industrial policy planners.' MDI Management Journal

'extremely useful and intellectually stimulating…a must for all those who work on the interface between technology development and public policy, especially in the context of emerging technologies.' Journal of Entrepreneurship

'this book will prove valuable to anyone interested in the Indian software industry as it provides the best-researched and most thorough portrait of the industry to date.' Annals of the American Academy

'well documented and supported by useful figures and interview evidence…an exhaustive study of the software industry…which will serve as a solid introduction to anyone doing further research in this area.' Contemporary South Asia

'the information collected is astonishing in its variety and coverage … Heeks study of the Indian software industry is valuable and timely.' Economic and Political Weekly

'a very good insight into the history and structure of the Indian software industry … the result is a well-compiled resource on the status of the industry and the way it works.' Business Line

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