Developing countries are increasingly realising that trade is, after all, not a zero sum game but a win-win proposition for both the trading partners.
In this context, as presented eloquently by most eminent policy-makers in industrialized countries, the recent protectionist measures by some countries against business process outsourcing misses out not only the efficiency gains from such outsourcing but also the employment gains from resources saved in the process and deployed in other employment generating sectors.