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From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 19:36:41 -0400

EXPORTING WHITE-COLLAR JOBS
L.A. Times columnist Michael Schrage suggests that successful
implementation of the Global Information Infrastructure may result in the
exporting of information-intensive jobs to less expensive labor markets --
sort of white-collar maquiladoras. For instance, Motorola has moved its
Iridium project's software production overseas to India where Bangalore is
already the second-largest software producing area after Silicon Valley.


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