Political economy and information capitalism in India : digital divide, development and equity

By:

Parayil Govindan Ed

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Palgrave Macmillan, New York 2006Description: xiii,242 p. 22 cm ; Hard BoundISBN:

978-1403992444

Subject(s):

Social Science Telecommunication Economic history Economic Policy

DDC classification:

303.48330954 POL

Contents:

Information capitalism / Govindan Parayil -- ICTs and decoupled development / Anthony P. D'Costa -- The political economy of IT-driven outsourcing / C.P. Chandrasekhar -- ICTs for the rural poor / T.T. Sreekumar -- The perils of excessive export orientation / K.J. Joseph -- Informational development in rural areas / Jayan Jose Thomas -- Building a 'soft region' on hard legacies / Kyle Eischen -- The political economy of the indian software industry / Balaji Parthasarathy -- Working with uncertainty in the IT industry / Biao Xiang -- The political economy of informational development / Govindan Parayil.

Summary: Recent advances in information and communications technologies or ICTs seemed to have opened up new opportunities for India as a major exporter of software and information technology-enabled services (ITES), thanks to globalisation and liberalisation of the domestic economy. This theoretically and empirically engaging volume takes stock of the larger impact and implications of the ICT revolution on Indian economy

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	303.48/33/0954 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		40511

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Information capitalism / Govindan Parayil --
ICTs and decoupled development / Anthony P. D'Costa --
The political economy of IT-driven outsourcing / C.P. Chandrasekhar --
ICTs for the rural poor / T.T. Sreekumar --
The perils of excessive export orientation / K.J. Joseph --
Informational development in rural areas / Jayan Jose Thomas --
Building a 'soft region' on hard legacies / Kyle Eischen --
The political economy of the indian software industry / Balaji Parthasarathy --
Working with uncertainty in the IT industry / Biao Xiang --
The political economy of informational development / Govindan Parayil.

Recent advances in information and communications technologies or ICTs seemed to have opened up new opportunities for India as a major exporter of software and information technology-enabled services (ITES), thanks to globalisation and liberalisation of the domestic economy. This theoretically and empirically engaging volume takes stock of the larger impact and implications of the ICT revolution on Indian economy

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