In Defense of International Outsourcing

An international perspective on the recent furor over the overseas outsourcing of service jobs.

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February 16, 2004, 9:00 AM PST

In a New York Times Op/Ed piece, Columbia University professor Jagdish Bhagwati, author of "In Defense of Globalization," argues that the globalization of labor-intensive service work is no different from the earlier globalization of labor-intensive manufacturing processes.

Thanks to Dan Houston

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Community / Economic Development United States

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