Abramovitz, M., 16

academia/academic

academia-government interactions

in Andhra Pradesh, 45, 119, 164, 182, 189

in Kerala, 45, 147, 156, 164, 182, 189

in Tamil Nadu, 34, 45, 89, 91, 95, 164, 182, 189

second-tier institutions, role of, 78

Accel Frontline Ltd., 88

acquisition/adaptation of latest technologies, 5, 16, 185

Aghion, P., 44

Ahluwalia, M. S., 27

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), 52, 55, 77, 78–79, 179

Allen, T. J., 196

Allsec Technologies Ltd., 88

Amsden, A. H., 16, 18, 23, 186–188

Andhra Pradesh

access to finance and R&D, 132, 175

comparative structure of the industry at state and national levels, 111

comparative structure of the industry in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 109

expatriate community, 36, 39, 123, 128–129

first IT Policy 1999, 115–116, 124

industry/firm-level incentives, 47, 115, 117–119, 121, 124–127, 129–130, 134–135, 162, 164, 170, 172, 181, 184, 186, 197

industry-government relationship, 131, 171, 174

labor relations, 130

leading firms, 111

linkages with international market/global firms, 39, 44–45, 115, 125–127, 129, 130–131, 133, 161–162, 166, 169, 171, 173, 178, 183, 197, 199–200

multinational/MNCs, 37–38, 45, 56, 109–113, 120–121, 125, 127–129, 131–135

policies for the software industry, 111–127

private engineering colleges, 77

second IT Policy 2002, 118, 125

software exports. See export(s)