Uneven and combined development: Understanding India's software exports

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 211-226

  D'Costa, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Diaspora; India; Innovation; Software exports; Uneven development

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; SOFTWARE; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 0037229215     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00182-1     Document Type: Article

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