Reengineering India : work, capital, and class in an offshore economy /

The title explores India's post-liberalisation transformations through an anthropological study of the software industry. It examines the origins of software capital, the shaping of the Indian IT workforce, the new management practices and forms of work introduced in IT workspaces, and the conn...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Upadhya, Carol
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
The title explores India's post-liberalisation transformations through an anthropological study of the software industry. It examines the origins of software capital, the shaping of the Indian IT workforce, the new management practices and forms of work introduced in IT workspaces, and the connections between IT and the middle class.
Umfang:
1 online resource
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908973-6
0-19-908749-0
Schlagworte:
Computer software industry > Social aspects > India.
Social classes > India > History > 21st century.
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