Here is an insightful recent article on outsourcing by George Monbiot [monbiot.com] (one of the world's leading overachievers):
The Flight to India
The jobs Britain stole from the Asian subcontinent 300 years ago are now returning. Is this a good thing or a bad one?
If you live in a rich nation in the English-speaking world, and most of your work involves a computer or a telephone, don't expect to have a job in five years' time. Almost every large company which relies upon remote transactions is starting to d
Never had thought of it this way...but yes, if India (or any other 3rd world country) was not left behind in the last few centuries, then we would not have had any outsourcing. Ah, the irony...
George Monbiot - The Flight to India (Score:4, Interesting)
The Flight to India
The jobs Britain stole from the Asian subcontinent 300 years ago are now returning. Is this a good thing or a bad one?
If you live in a rich nation in the English-speaking world, and most of your work involves a computer or a telephone, don't expect to have a job in five years' time. Almost every large company which relies upon remote transactions is starting to d
Re:George Monbiot - The Flight to India (Score:1)
Never had thought of it this way...but yes, if India (or any other 3rd world country) was not left behind in the last few centuries, then we would not have had any outsourcing. Ah, the irony...