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Dot.compradors: Power and Policy in the Development of the Indian Software Industry
Jyoti Saraswati
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Description for Dot.compradors: Power and Policy in the Development of the Indian Software Industry
Paperback. Argues that the celebrated Indian IT industry is in fact a substantial obstacle to a broader-based, more egalitarian form of development in India. Series: IIPPE. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KCP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
'India Shining' has become the brand name for a new India presented in Bollywood films, adverts and books. A key part of this image is the software industry, held up as the symbol of prosperity and post-modernity.
Dot.compradors reveals the darker reality behind 'India Shining', providing a history of the industry from the 1970s to the present. Jyoti Saraswati punctures the myth of a free-market industry by revealing the role of state intervention and how vested interests and elite corruption have shaped, and continue to shape, one of the world’s most dynamic sectors.
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'India Shining' has become the brand name for a new India presented in Bollywood films, adverts and books. A key part of this image is the software industry, held up as the symbol of prosperity and post-modernity.
Dot.compradors reveals the darker reality behind 'India Shining', providing a history of the industry from the 1970s to the present. Jyoti Saraswati punctures the myth of a free-market industry by revealing the role of state intervention and how vested interests and elite corruption have shaped, and continue to shape, one of the world’s most dynamic sectors.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
IIPPE
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745332659
SKU
V9780745332659
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About Jyoti Saraswati
Jyoti Saraswati teaches on the Business and Political Economy Program at the Stern School of Business, New York University (NYU). He is the author of Dot.compradors (Pluto, 2012) and co-editor of Beyond the Developmental State (Pluto, 2013).
Reviews for Dot.compradors: Power and Policy in the Development of the Indian Software Industry
'This important book blasts open the myths about what is seen as the Indian economy's most successful sector'
Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 'A very important intervention. Saraswati's book fills a very important gap in the existing literature'
Chirashree Das Gupta, Associate Professor, Ambedkar University Delhi 'Provides a more nuanced understanding of the ... Read more
Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 'A very important intervention. Saraswati's book fills a very important gap in the existing literature'
Chirashree Das Gupta, Associate Professor, Ambedkar University Delhi 'Provides a more nuanced understanding of the ... Read more