From underdogs to tigers [electronic resource] : the rise and growth of the software industry in Brazil, China India, Ireland, and Israel / [edited by] Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella.

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Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (x, 313 p.) : illISBN:

9780199275601

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Computer software industry -- Developing countries

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Electronic books.

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338.470051091724 22

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HD9696.63.A2

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Summary: 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.

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.