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Outsourcing America: what's behind our national crisis and how we can reclaim American jobs
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Publisher
AMACOM
Publication Date
c2005
Language
English
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From the Book
Globalization and what it means for American workers
Why the debate on outsourcing is miscast & misleading
Defining outsourcing, why the Debate is Miscast and Misleading
What experts are saying about offshore outsourcing
Conclusions on outsourcing by current studies
ITAA Study, Mann Report, McKinsey Report
Open proponents of outsourcing US corporations
Mainstream economists
Politicians media voices in the Wilderness: Critics of Offshoring Proponents' Reaction to Critics ConclusionChapter 3: Outsourcing of high wage jobs
How much is happening?
Difficulties in estimating the numbers of job losses
Current estimates
Government procurement and offshoring
Lack of monitoring
Upward trends in offshoring
Not just low wage jobs
The US is not the only developed country to outsource
Where the jobs are
Why companies are moving overseas
Cost and salary differences
Outsourcing as a strategy
Better or unique talent overseas
No penalty for destroying US jobs
Perverse US tax incentives that encourage overseas job creation
Technological costs and change access to emerging markets and their governments' pro-active policies
Current Overseas operations attract more U.S. immigration
Policies accelerate & encourage offshore outsourcing
Upper level management strategy no longer includes their own workers
How outsourcing is affecting individuals and communities
Personal impacts
Impacts on the Indian-American community
Community Impacts
How will offshore outsourcing impact the U.S. Economy?
Long-run impacts on economic efficiency
Some companies benefit while others lose impacts on US labor demand
Will outsourcing lead to expansion in overseas markets?
Immediate impacts on American workers
Long-run impacts on American workers: what labor market data tell us
Impacts by type of occupation and on the US educational system
Threats to US technological capacity
Threats to our national security
How developing countries attract American jobs: The case of the Indian software industry 0
Why software companies move overseas
Which US companies operate in India
The rise of Indian software
The Indian diaspora brought high tech home
Why Bangalore?
The development of the Indian software cluster
The Indian government's high tech policies explain outsourcing
An overview of China's proactive IT policy
Implications for Other developing countries and the US
Policy recommendations Acknowledge That a Problem Exists 2. Study The Problem 3. Reform U.S. Visa Policies that accelerate & encourage Offshore outsourcing
Adopt more Pragmatic approaches towards government procurement
Revamp labor markets to better handle outsourcing
Revamping employment Information and training systems
Training The next generation Of workers so they have lifelong marketable skills
New institutions are needed to represent interests of workers
Maintain our technological leadership
The Holy Grail solution
Increase software productivity
The Techno-Optimist solution
Be patient for the next big thing
Trade policies for the US national interest that help American workers
Conclusion: We need a national strategy on offshoring and trade that considers quality employment
Index.
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9780814408681
9780814416280
9780814428818
9780814416280
9780814428818
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