The new data, however, does seem to fortify those experts who have long argued that outsourcing plays a relatively small role compared with other more important factors affecting American job gains and losses.
Drawn by a booming economy, in which outsourcing is playing a crucial role, and the money to buy the lifestyle they had in America, Indians are returning in large numbers, many to this high-technology hub.
Outsourcing has played some role, but policies and legal interpretations (think of so-called "right to work" legislation and attacks on public sector unions) that reduce labor's bargaining power have been more important.
India is outsourcing outsourcing.
NEW DELHI — The fraud at the Indian outsourcing company Satyam Computer Services played out over at least eight years and involved dual accounting books, more than 7,000 forged invoices, dozens of fake bank statements, thousands of unnecessary employees and auditors who received fees several times the market rate, according to a charge sheet filed by the top investigation agency in India.
Mr. Snow's description of the role played by "outsourcing" was reminiscent of remarks last month by N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Former "Outsourced" star Ben Rappaport will play a fourth year attorney at Lockhart/Gardner and Juliet Rylance will play Holly, an Assistant State's Attorney who has a history with Kalinda (Archie Panjabi).
Since then, one "pure-play" outsourcer, LeapSource, has folded.
Another pick is AAR, which Arment calls a pure play on airline outsourcing.
Victimized by cheap outsourcing by competitors, EDS is playing the low-cost-labor game itself now.
