From Underdogs to Tigers: The Rise and Growth of the Software Industry in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, and Israel

by Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella

Overview

In 1980 the Indian software industry was practically non-existent. By the 1990s the industry was one of the largest employers in manufacturing. Similar patterns of growth can be found in other emerging economies. So given that the software industry is commonly viewed as a high-tech industry, how is it that such spectacular growth has occurred in countries where high-tech industries would not seem likely to develop? This book examines the reasons behind this phenomenon, and asks whether it suggests a new model of economic development. The contributors explore the implications of the rise of these newcomers to the software market for the global industry, and whether there are things to be learned about the role of human capital in economic growth, firm formulation and capabilities, business and managerial models and industry structure. Chapters include country studies on Brazil, China, India, Ireland and Israel and are complemented by cross-cutting chapters on some of the key issues highlighted by the groeth patterns of software in these nations, most notably the role of the multinational companies, the globalization of the skilled worker flows, and the formation of firm capabilities. The novelty of the growth patterns in the regions that studied makes this book useful for understanding analytical and empirical issues underlying new microfoundations of economic growth in some emerging regions of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199275601
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/05/2005
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ashish Arora is Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. He is also co-director of the Software Inustry 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, and has published in leading international journals, and participated in several international research projects.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Ashish Arora and Alfonso GambardellaPart I COUNTRY CHAPTERS2. The Indian Software Industry, Suma S. Athreye3. The Irish Software Industry, Anita Sands4. The Israelie Software Industry, Dan Breznitz5. The Brazilisn Software Industry, Antonio J. Junqueira Botelho, Giancarlo Stefanuto, and Francisco Veloso6. The Chinese Software Industry, Ted Tschang and Lan XuePart II CROSS-CUTTING CHAPTERS7. Organizational Capabilities and the Rise of the Software Industry in the Emerging Economies: Lessons From the History of Some US Industries, Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambsrdella, and Steven Klepper7. Sojourns and Software: Internationally Mobile Human Capital and High-Tech Industry Development in India, Ireland, and Israel, Devesh Kapur and John McHale8. The Role of the Multinational Companies, Marco Giarratana, Alessandro Pagano, and Salvatore Torrisi9. Sojourns and Software: Internationally Mobile Huma Capital and HIgh-Tech Industry Development in India, Ireland and Israel, Devesh Kapur and John McHale10. Bridging the Gap: Conclusions, Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella