Description: From Underdogs to Tigers Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). The Rise and Growth of the Software Industry in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israel Author(s): Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella Format: Paperback Publisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 9780199205318, 978-0199205318 Synopsis In 1980 the Indian software industry was practically non-existent. By the 1990s the industry was one of the largest employers in manufacturing. Similar patterns of growth can be found in other emerging economies. So given that the software industry is commonly viewed as a high-tech industry, how is it that such spectacular growth has occurred in countries where high-tech industries would not seem likely to develop? This book examines the reasons behind this phenomenon, and asks whether it suggests a new model of economic development. The contributors explore the implications of the rise of these newcomers to the software market for the global industry, and whether there are things to be learnt about the role of human capital in economic growth, firm formation and capabilities, business and managerial models, and industry structure. Chapters include country studies on Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israel, and are complemented by cross-cutting chapters on some of the key issues highlighted by the growth patterns of software in these nations, most notably the role of the multinational companies, the globalization of the skilled worker flows, and the formation of firm capabilities. The novelty of the growth patterns in the regions that studied makes this book useful for understanding analytical and empirical issues underlying new microfoundations of economic growth in some emerging regions of the world.
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Book Title: From Underdogs to Tigers
Number of Pages: 326 Pages
Publication Name: From Underdogs to Tigers: The Rise and Growth of the Software Industry in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israel
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: Economics, Computer Science, Business
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 547 g
Author: Alfonso Gambardella, Ashish Arora
Item Width: 158 mm
Format: Paperback
