Contents List of Tables, viii Acknowledgments, ix List of Abbreviations, x Chapter I Introduction, 1 Chapter II India's Changing Fortunes in Computing, 1960-1980, 16 Chapter III The International Creation of Computer Opportunities, 53 Chapter IV India's Exploitation of International Opportunities, 70 Chapter V Policies, Politics, and Computers in India, 103 Chapter VI Conclusion, 150 Notes, 171 Bibliography, 193 Multinational Enterprises, the "Assertive" Upper-Tier Developing Countries, and International Relations, 193 International Computer
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