From Underdogs to Tigers

Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella

326 pages, parution le 22/06/2006

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

First book to examine the remarkable gorwth of the software industries in emerging economies
Covers key topics such as globalization, international outsourcing, multinationals, economic growth, and development
Comparative study of five emerging economies: Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israel

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.

Readership: Academics and researchers in Business and Management, Economics, Development Studies; Policy makers concerned with developing economies or the software industry.

L'auteur - Ashish Arora

Ashish Arora, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University.

Sommaire

Introduction , Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella
The Chinese Softward Industry: The Implications of a Changing Domestic Market for Software Enterprises , Ted Tschang and Lan Xue
The Brazilian Software Industry , Antonio J. Junqueira Botelho, Giancarlo Stefaunto, and Francisco Veloso
The Indian Software Industry , Suma Athreye
The Irish Software Industry , Anita Sands
The Israeli Software Industry , Dan Breznits
Sojourns and Software: Internationally Mobile Human Capital and High-Tech Industry Development in India, Ireland, and Israel , Devesh Kapur and John McHale
The Role of the Multinational Companies , Marco Giarratana, Alessandro Pagano, and Salvatore Torrisi
Firm Formation and Firm Capabilities in the Rise of New Industries: Software, Auto, and TV in Different Regions and at Different Times , Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella, and Steven Klepper
Bridging the Gap: Conclusions , Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella

Voir tout

Replier

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella
Parution	22/06/2006
Nb. de pages	326
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	545g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780199205318
ISBN13	978-0-19-920531-8