Saith, Ashwani (ed)

ICTs and Indian economic development : economy, work, regulation / Ashwani Saith and M Vijayabaskar - New Delhi : Sage Publications, 2005 - 474p., 22cm.

Evaluating the current state of India's software industry, this volume examines whether the growth can be sustained and whether it can be an engine for the development of the country's economy as a whole. It finds answer to questions like - Can the growth be sustained? How far can an ICT revolution go towards modernizing Indian economy? What could be the capacity of ICTs to induce rapid social transformation and change? Can India navigate all the pitfalls and hazards and retain its current comparative advantage in the field of ICT? It also investigate the dynamism of the IT sector and whether it has contributed to wealth creation in any significant measure; and whether Bangalore, in its area of special strength-software-is a dynamic leader or merely a Silicon Valley follower.

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High technology industries--India
India--Economic conditions
Information technology--India
Telecommunication--India

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