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| RESOURCES |
| Consulting firms and consultants |
| There are many organisations, especially in the US, promoting outsourcing in general and offshore outsourcing in particular. |
| Some references are: |
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www.outsourcing-center.com www.firmbuilder.com www.outsourcing.com www.everestcg.com www.outsourceglobal.org |
| Web directories and e-marketplaces |
| For any specific service, ad hoc lists of suppliers may often be found through a web directory or an e-marketplace. |
| For instance for design and engineering services some references are: |
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www.designdirectory.co.uk www.cad-portal.com www.engnetglobal.comhttp://directory.google.com/Top/Science/ www.Technology/Mechanical_Engineering/ www.coroflot.com |
| Provider associations |
| Many countries offering offshore outsourcing have national (or in some cases local) associations for the purposes of promotion, documentation and lobbying. |
| Some references are: |
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www.nasscom.org (India) www.russoft.org (Russia) www.outsourcephilippines.org (Philippines) www.sobus.com.cn (China, People's Repubblic) www.atic.org.ro (Romania) www.amiti.org.mx (Mexico) |
| There is also a world wide "association of associations", WITSA (www.witsa.org ), whose goals are promotion of best practices and standardisation in international trade in services. |
| Organisations, research centres, think-thanks |
| Globalissation is studied, in general or for specific aspects, by many public and private organisations. |
| Some references are: |
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www.iif.com (Institute for International Finance, Washington) www.worldbank.org (World Bank, Washington) www.economist.com (The Economist, London) |
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