Chinese and Indian business : historical antecedents

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Chinese and Indian business : historical antecedents

edited by Medha Kudaisya and Ng Chin-keong

(Social sciences in Asia, v. 24)

Brill, 2009

  • : pbk

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Decentering

"Colonial syndrome" and technology choices in Indian industry

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174) and index

Contents of Works

  • Chinese and overseas Chinese business history : three challenges to the state of the field / Sherman Cochran
  • Beyond networking : an institutional view of Chinese business / David Faure
  • 'Decentering' : the rise of Hong Kong as a network society / Wong Siu-lun
  • Marwari and Chettiar merchants, c. 1850s-1950s : comparative trajectories / Medha Kudaisya
  • 'Colonial syndrome' and technology choices in Indian industry / Dwijendra Tripathi
  • Indian business, state and civil society : implications for global participation / Aditya Mukherjee

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Description

In recent years the phenomenal rise of the economies of China and India has led to a proliferation of academic studies. Much of the focus has been on economic performance, development strategies and the comparative advantage of the two economies. A comparative study of business as an agent of change has been lacking This volume brings together articles by leading scholars in the field of Chinese and Indian business who offer fresh perspectives on the historical antecedents of business in the two economies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Sherman Cochran - Chinese and Overseas Chinese Business History: Three Challenges to the State of the Field David Faure - Beyond Networking: An Institutional View of Chinese Business Wong Siu-lun - 'Decentering': the Rise of Hong Kong as a Network Society Medha Kudaisya - Marwari and Chettiar Merchants: c. 1850s - 1950s: Comparative Trajectories Dwijendra Tripathi - 'Colonial Syndrome' and Technology Choices in Indian Industry Aditya Mukherjee - Indian Business, State and Civil Society: Implications for Global Participation Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

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