Chinese and Indian business [electronic resource] : historical antecedents / edited by Medha Kudaisya and Ng Chin-keong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kudaisya, Medha M.

Ng, Chin-Keong.

Series:

Social sciences in Asia ; v. 24.

Social sciences in Asia, 1567-2794 ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industries--China--History.

Industries.

Industries--India--History.

China--Commerce--History.

China.

India--Commerce--History.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 merchant's, 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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-94947-0

9786612949470

90-474-2626-6

OCLC:

695982127