Deregulation, privatization and internationalization of the telecommunications industry has brought about enormous changes within both the European and world economy. The dynamics of the Internet and the recent wave of innovations in the telecommunications and computer industry have given rise...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Our Work in a Changing Economy -- 2. New Technology and Job Markets -- 3. The Transformations of Work in the New Global Economy -- 4. The New Family and Flexible Work -- 5. Redefining Community in a Flexible Economy -- 6. Sustaining the New Economy --...

This book examines India's new economy - its strengths, weaknesses and potential. The book covers three key areas of growth in India's economy - the IT (information technology) sector, export trade (with its externality effects) and the financial sector (in particular, banking reforms).