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what is the impact of BPO on citizens of india?
business process outsourcing
50% of workers are women in BPO, 20% of workers overall are women
making life easier for families
globalization of services
taking high skilled labor for lower skilled jobs
meritocracy
causing population booms
moving workers to a middle class
giving people confidence in themselves
driving economic growth
creating new jobs
forcing infrastructure to improve
getting women into the workforce
adding social mobility, generally increases tolerance of other lifestyles
little government investment, private sector funding some infrastructure improvement like transportation
foreign business kicks up local businesses for support such as transportation, food service, utility companies, construction, etc, trickle down effect
gender dynamics moving toward equality
transitioning to a credit economy