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  • In age of outsourcing, do the old rules apply?

    03/04/2004 5:08:36 PM PST · by sarcasm · 111 replies · 420+ views
    Christian Science Monitor ^ | March 5, 2004 | David R. Francis |
    The trend has made globalization a dirty word even to many well-heeled professionals. It has made software engineering look like a risky major for American college kids. And it has made India suddenly relevant - in terms of US jobs and pocket cash, not nuclear warheads and Kashmir. "Offshore outsourcing" is stirring anxiety, and with good reason. America's white-collar work force is experiencing the kind of vulnerability once felt mainly on assembly lines. Entire industries such as software have felt the shockwaves. Employers are signing up firms abroad to supply skilled services such as radiology and architecture.Some economists, including erstwhile...