Front Matter Page
Research Department
Contents
I. Introduction
II. What’s in a Name?
III. Related Literature
A. Empirical
Material Outsourcing
Service Outsourcing
B. Theoretical
IV. Global Patterns of Service Outsourcing—The Untold Stories in the Media
A. Measurement of Outsourcing
B. Outsourcing Trends in Developed Countries
C. Which Countries Are the Biggest Outsourcers?
D. Who Are the Biggest “Insourcers”?
E. Who Are the Biggest Surplus Countries?
V. Does Service Outsourcing Reduce Jobs?
Statistical Results
VI. Concluding Remarks
Tables
1. Outsourcing of Services
2. Who Are the Biggest Absolute Outsourcers (2002)?
3. Who Are the Biggest Relative Outsourcers (2002)?
4. Who Are the Biggest Absolute Insourcers (2002)?
5. Who Are the Biggest Relative Insourcers (2002)?
6. Who Are the Biggest Surplus and Deficit Countries (2002)?
7A. United Kingdom: Top Five and Bottom Five Sectors of Employment Growth, 1995–2001
7B. United Kingdom: Top Five and Bottom Five Sectors of Service Outsourcing Growth, 1995–2001
8A. United Kingdom: Manufacturing Employment and Service Outsourcing, 1995–2001
8B. United Kingdom: Manufacturing Employment and Service Outsourcing Tests, 1995–2001
9A. United Kingdom: Service Sector Employment and Service Outsourcing, 1995–2001
9B. United Kingdom: Service Sector Employment and Service Outsourcing-Sensitivity Tests, 1995–2001
Figures
1. Newscount of Sourcing
2. United Kingdom: Outsourcing Intensity of Intermediate Inputs
3. Insourcing and Outsourcing of Business Services
4. Insourcing and Outsourcing of Computer and Information Services
5. United Kingdom: Service Outsourcing Growth and Employment Growth, 1995–2001
Appendices
I. Data Sources
II. List of Industries in the U.K. Sample
References