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the rise and growth of the software industry in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israel
1 online resource (x, 313 pages) : illustrations
Given that the software industry is commonly viewed as a high-tech industry, how is it that its 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.
Introduction / Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella -- The Indian software industry / Suma S. Athreye -- The Irish software industry / Anita Sands -- The Israeli software industry / Dan Breznitz -- The Brazilian software industry / Antonio J. Junqueira Botelho, Giancarlo Stefanuto, and Francisco Veloso -- The Chinese software industry / Ted Tschang and Lan Xue -- Organizational capabilities and the rise of the software industry in the emerging economies : lessons from the history of some US industries / Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella, and Steven Klepper -- The role of the multinational companies / Marco Giarratana, Alessandro Pagano, and Salvatore Torrisi -- Sojourns and software : internationally mobile human capital and high-tech industry development in India, Ireland, and Israel / Devesh Kapur and John McHale -- Bridging the gap : conclusions / Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella.
[edited by] Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005