Synopses & Reviews
The U.S. computer software industry dominates the globe. But why has this critical industry succeeded so dramatically in world competition when so many other strategic technologies have fallen to foreign suppliers? In a detailed and well-reasoned economic analysis, Siwek and Furchtgott-Roth present the first truly comprehensive examination of international trade in computer software.
The authors identify software as one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States as measured by value-added to gross domestic product, employment, and foreign sales. They document the historical importance of U.S.-produced software in both American and foreign markets and they present country-by-country assessments of software markets around the world. Siwek and Furchtgott-Roth identify the principal areas of advantage held by the U.S. software industry and they go on to assess the future prospects of U.S. software in world markets.
Synopsis
The U.S. computer software industry dominates the globe. But why has this critical industry succeeded so dramatically in world competition when so many other strategic technologies have fallen to foreign suppliers? Will American software developers continue to surpass their foreign rivals in coming decades or will U.S. software follow the path of the automobile and the television set? In a detailed and well-reasoned economic analysis, Stephen E. Siwek and Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth present the first truly comprehensive examination of international trade in computer software. In support of their analysis, the authors include a wealth of statistics that demonstrate the long-standing dominance of U.S. software in world markets and they offer predictions and policy recommendations that illuminate the likely future of American-produced software.
Synopsis
The first truly comprehensive examination of international trade in computer software explaining why the United States has succeeded so dramatically in dominating it.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-171) and index.
About the Author
STEPHEN E. SIWEK is Director of Financial Analysis, Economists Incorporated, Washington, D.C.HAROLD W. FURCHTGOTT-ROTH is Senior Economist, Economists Incorporated, Washington, D.C., where he has concentrated on economic issues in international trade, telecommunications regulation, taxation, and intellectual property.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Importance of Computer Software to the United States
The Global Dominance of U.S.-Produced Software
Economic Theories of International Trade
The U.S. Software Industry Should Not Have Succeeded in International Trade
Why the U.S. Software Industry Has Succeeded: Historical Perspective
Why the U.S. Software Industry Has Succeeded: Size of the Domestic Market
Why the U.S. Software Industry Would Have Succeeded Without a Large Domestic Market
A Comparative Analysis of Trade: Software versus Motion Pictures
The Future of U.S. Trade in Software
Policy Issues for the Software Industry
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index