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Author:   Ashish Arora (Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University) ,  Alfonso Gambardella (Professor of Economics and Management, Laboratory of Economics and Management, Sant' Anna School of Advanced Studies)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780199275601

ISBN 10:   0199275602
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   03 March 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella: Introduction 2: Ted Tschang and Lan Xue: The Chinese Softward Industry: The Implications of a Changing Domestic Market for Software Enterprises 3: Antonio J. Junqueira Botelho, Giancarlo Stefaunto, and Francisco Veloso: The Brazilian Software Industry 4: Suma Athreye: The Indian Software Industry 5: Anita Sands: The Irish Software Industry 6: Dan Breznits: The Israeli Software Industry 7: Devesh Kapur and John McHale: Sojourns and Software: Internationally Mobile Human Capital and High-Tech Industry Development in India, Ireland, and Israel 8: Marco Giarratana, Alessandro Pagano, and Salvatore Torrisi: The Role of the Multinational Companies 9: Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella, and Steven Klepper: Firm Formation and Firm Capabilities in the Rise of New Industries: Software, Auto, and TV in Different Regions and at Different Times 10: Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella: Bridging the Gap: Conclusions

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...the strength of the book lies in the three thematic chapters that bring together the country experiences to study the industry evolution, and the role played by migration and multinational corporations in this industry: these should be essential reading for all development economists and policy makers. * The Economic Journal *

...the strength of the book lies in the three thematic chapters that bring together the country experiences to study the industry evolution, and the role played by migration and multinational corporations in this industry: these should be essential reading for all development economists and policy makers. The Economic Journal

Author Information

Ashish Arora is Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, PIttsburgh. He Is also co-director of the Software Industry Center at Carnegie Mellon University, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and co-director of the Sustainable Computing Consortium at Carnegie Mellon University. He is co-author of Markets for Technology: Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy (MIT Press, 2001) with Alfonso Gambardella and Andrea Fosfuri. Alfonso Gamberdella is Professor of Economics and Management at the Sant' Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. He is co-author of Markets for Technology: Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy (MIT Press, 2001) with Ashish Arora and Andrea Fosfuri, has published in leading international journals, and participated in several international research projects.

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