regional development in, 1

traditional and post-Fordist industries in, 30

differential development, 6, 23

Digital Equipment (India) Limited, 57

domain knowledge, 45, 104, 106, 134, 136, 161–162, 164–165, 169, 178, 181–183, 189, 195, 198

domestic entrepreneurial firms. See firms

domestic market, 7, 24, 35, 38, 76, 99, 102, 105–106, 131, 134, 136, 154, 186, 190

dominant class coalitions, 25, 43, 48, 157, 184

Dossani, R., 7, 19–20, 22, 49, 53–54, 56, 66, 77, 186, 188

Drèze, J., 25, 43, 158

Dubai Internet City, 148

Dunning, J. H., 22

E2E SerWiz Solutions Ltd., 113

East Asia, 19, 21, 188

Eckstein, H., 8

economic liberalization/reforms, 1–3, 5, 10, 20, 23–24, 26, 32, 36, 39–40, 46, 52–53, 57–58, 65, 68, 90, 161–162, 168–169, 179, 193

economies of scale, 27

educational background of promoters, 100, 129, 152

educational software, 142

e-business, 87, 142

e-governance

in Andhra Pradesh, 35, 38, 46, 116, 118–119, 124–125, 127, 134, 136, 161, 166, 185, 190

in Kerala, 35, 46, 145, 147, 150, 157, 161, 166, 185, 190

in Tamil Nadu, 35, 46, 92, 98–99, 102, 104, 161, 166, 185, 190

National e-Governance Action Plan (NeGAP), 92, 98

Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council of India (ESC), 49–50, 58–59, 82, 108, 138

Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), 94, 102–103

engineering design, 111, 113

Ernst, D., 17, 21

ethnic linkages of promoters of software firms

in Andhra Pradesh, 128, 170, 172, 174, 183–184

in Kerala, 170, 172, 174, 183–184

in Tamil Nadu, 35, 100, 170, 172, 174, 183–184

Evans, P. B., 17, 189

export(s)

all Indian software and ITES, 39, 49–50, 62

Andhra Pradesh software and ITES, 36, 107–108