Outsourcing and Offshoring in the 21st Century: A Socio-Economic Perspective covers various aspects of outsourcing and offshoring and the influences, challenges, and socio-economic impacts of this phenomenon. It provides information on the economic impacts in developing, as well as developed, countries, using case studies to highlight pertinent points. ""Outsourcing and Offshoring in the 21st Century: A Socio-Economic Perspective"" provides a compilation of the latest literature on outsourcing and offshoring, while discussing short-term and long-term implications. This book is useful to academicians, students, and business people who are considering outsourcing and moving offshore for suppliers and partners around the world.