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Doug Henwood wrote: | | Sorry. But: 1) average U.S. wage levels are still rising, and 2) | outsourcing in IT is raising Indian wage levels, sometimes | substantially. On the latter point, listen to my interview with | Ursula Huws from my Oct 2 radio show, just posted to the archive | <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html>. Unlike many | prominent commentators, Huws has actually studied the issue in depth | (and it's one of the best interviews I've ever done - she's splendid). |
doug,
a few questions:
1. when you say average do you mean 'mean'? is that a good measure? interestingly enough, in a unrelated post, i pointed to a chart (from EPI) that shows median income has decreased.
2. has average wage increased across the board in india? if so, how do the figures look for real wages for non IT workers? all i have is anecdotal information and its bad: at the bank where she had what used to be a 'for life' job, they have started layoffs. in the meantime, she is being pushed into the outskirts of the city due to ridiculously high housing costs (thanks to the instant wealth of the small segment of IT workers). a non-IT worker in india, i would *guess*, is on the losing end of an impossible race for resources.
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