King, G., 8

knowledge transfer, 14–15, 20–21, 190–191

knowledge-based industries, 3, 5, 17, 29–31, 91, 198, 200

Kochi, 2, 42, 59, 148

Korzeniewicz, M., 21, 191

Kraemer, K. L., 19

Krishnakumar, R., 42, 145, 147

Krishnan, R. T., 19–20

Krueger, A. O., 24

Kshetri, N., & Dholakia, N., 120–122

Kumar, N., 19–20

labor cost advantage, 5, 22

labor reforms, 44, 161–163, 166, 169, 171, 173, 178, 180–181, 184, 195, 197–198

in Andhra Pradesh. See Andhra Pradesh

in Kerala. See Kerala

in Tamil Nadu. See Tamil Nadu

labor/trade unions in Kerala, 25, 40–41, 145–146, 153, 158, 163, 174, 180

Lall, S., 18

Lason India Ltd., 87

late developmental theories, 14–18, 134

late industrialization, 14, 16, 185

latecomer states, 3, 16, 29

Lateef, A., 54

Lazersona, M. H., 196

learning

and industrialization, 16, 185

and innovation, 13–14, 16, 18

of latest technologies, 16

opportunities for, 17–18

Lee, J. R., 21

left-front government, 41, 148, 154

liberalization of economy. See economic liberalization

licensing

industrial, 26–27, 52–53, 58, 193

Lijphart, A., 8

linkages, production/marketing. See market(s)/marketing

Lissoni, F., 196

Lorenzoni, G., 196

Lundvall, B. A., 18, 20

Mahindra-British Telecom, 57

market-oriented reforms, 2–3, 10, 20, 23–24, 26, 53, 57–58, 90

market(s)/marketing, 22

access to, 45

for software, 5–7, 17, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 46, 51, 80, 99, 102, 105–106, 121–122, 131, 135–136, 154, 172, 186–188, 190–192, 200

and production linkages, 6, 31, 34, 39, 44, 80, 91, 93, 96–97, 115, 125, 127–130, 136, 149, 150–152, 156–157, 161–162, 166, 169, 171, 173, 176, 178, 183, 197, 199–200

support for, 56, 95

MDI Datanet India Pvt. Ltd., 142