The software industry and development: The case of India

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-45

  Kambhampati, Uma S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indian industry; software sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996187303     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1464993402ps028ra     Document Type: Article

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