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This 9 page paper looks at how and why the current patterns in hardware and software production have emerged, using software production in India, hardware production in China and support services in Ireland as examples of his pattern. The explanation used is that of global competitive and comparative advantages. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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File: TS14_TEsoftpat.rtf
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is spread across the globe, with different countries supporting different product creations. The way this has emerged has been a classic example if the underlying reason for global trade and
the use of competitive and comparative advantages, not only with the consideration of the economic aspects, but also the political and social influences.
India may be a large producer of software, this reflects the increased demand and use of computers in the area and the influence of many international students and the
relevant university courses in the country, as well as the cheaper labour costs, lower regulations on employment and the lax regulatory environment. Copyright enforcement which has seen a high
level of copyright infringement of code (Mahabharat, 1992). Countries such as China may also have some of the same advantages, such as cheap labour and land, but may not have
the same skills, as such they specialise in an area that suit the resources they have. In looking at how and why global development has seen the hardware and software
has developed in such a distinct global pattern. To understand this we need to look at the theories of international trade, as the development over countries such as India and
China as well as Ireland where companies such as Compaq (now Hewlett Packard) have located their customer services, are all explained by reference to competitive and comparative advantage.
The aspect of international trade occurring due to the demand by consumers wanting to be able to purchase the goods or services that are
available from other countries can be seen as the reason behind international trade. Some of the good may be available in the home country, but the alternative source may be
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