00920pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001700040245003300057260000900090300001100099362000800110520062300118650001800741773002700759180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aJoseph, K.J.  aICT Boom, economy and labour  c2001  ap.1-36  aDec  aAgainst the backdrop of the ongoing information and communication technology (ICT) boom in the Indian economy, this paper makes an attempt towards understanding its macro economic implications with focus on product market and labour market.  Such an analysis assumes importance in the context wherein the slowdown in the general industrial production and export growth since the mid 1990s has been attributed to the ICT export induced real appreciation.  Drawing from the implications of ICT boom on the labour market, the paper also critically looks at the present strategy towards manpower development. - Reproduced.  aLabour market  aLabour and Development