The Decline of the License Raj: Indian Software Export Policies.

McDowell, Stephen D.

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ERIC Number: EJ535595

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Decline of the License Raj: Indian Software Export Policies.

McDowell, Stephen D.

Journal of Communication, v45 n4 p25-50 Aut 1995

Examines the Indian state's role in promoting the software industry, and the different forms of power used to this end. Juxtaposes the new conventional understanding of policy liberalization with the concepts of the network state and transformational power to understand the shifts that have taken place in India's software policy over the past 10 years. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Government Role, Higher Education, Information Policy, Policy Formation, Political Power, Power Structure

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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