outsourcing when did it start
Services outsourcing to India started in the 1980s and rapidly accelerated in the '90s. In today's world where information technology has become critical to business, the meaning of outsourcing has undergone a drastic change over the years.t started way back in the 1700s when manufacturers started shifting the manufacture of goods to countries with cheaper labor during the Industrial Revolution, following the precepts of Adam Smith in his book 'The Wealth of Nations'. The history of outsourcing to India is an interesting story.