New Economy in Development

ANTHONY P. D'COSTA is Professor of Comparative International Development at the University of Washington, USA. He has written widely on the political economy of global and Asian steel, auto and software sectors. He is author of The Global Restructuring of the Steel Industry: Innovations, Institutions and Industrial Change, The Long March to Capitalism: Embourgeoisement, Internationalization and Industrial Transformation in India and co-editor, with E. Sridharan of India in the Global Software Industry: Innovation, Firm Strategies and Development. He serves on the Board of Trustee

'An elegant, insightful and extremely helpful book in understanding intriguing connections between ICT and economic growth. Because of its analytical and yet readable style, the book is an essential reading for professional economists, policy makers and well-informed readers.' - Lakhwinder Singh, Department of Economics, Punjabi University 'To date, discussion about the new economy has generally fallen into two camps - optimistic or pessimistic. The value of D'Costa's volume is that a more balanced analysis is provided, drawing on case studies from various regions so that proper consideration of the new economy and developing world can take place.' - Matthew Clarke, Program Leader - International Development School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT University 'This book is a useful addition to the growing literature that explores what the rise of the "new economy" means for low-income countries...a well-produced book that substantially contributes to our understanding of these issues.' - M. Vijayabaskar, Economic and Political Weekly

• List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Foreword Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction: Charting a New Development Trajectory?; Anthony P. D'Costa Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Total Factor Productivity Measurement in Services: Looking Back and Ahead; B.Andersen & Marva E.Corley Emergent Regime Formation for the Information Society and the Impact on Africa; Derrick L.Cogburn The Internet and Economic Growth in LDCs: A Case of Managing Expectations?; C.Kenny Can ICT Make a Difference in the Development of Transition Economies?; Marcin Piatkowski ICT Initiatives in India: Lessons for Broad-based Development; P.D.Kaushik The Software and Information Services Sector in Argentina: The Pros and Cons of an Inward-Oriented Development Strategy; Daniel Chudnovsky & Andres Lopez ICT Opportunities and Challenges for Development in the Arab Region; Samia Satti O.M.Nour The Impact of Technology on Competitiveness: A Case Study of Indian Small Automotive Component Unit; T.A.Bhavani How to Solve the 'Hotmail Problem': Global-local Interfaces and Filipino Technopreneurs; Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu