Thirty years and counting: A global industry growing up

Esselink, Bert

doi:10.1075/jial.00020.ess

In:The Journal of Internationalization and Localization
Vol. 9:1 (2022) ► pp.85–93

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Industry watch

Thirty years and counting

A global industry growing up

Bert Esselink

Published online: 13 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.1075/jial.00020.ess

Article outline

The localization industry
Localization buyers and sellers
Organizations and innovations
Jobs in localization
Looking ahead
Notes
References

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