Rural capitalists in Asia : a comparative analysis on India, Indonesia, and Malaysia / / Mario Rutten

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450691103321
• Autore: Rutten Mario
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• ISBN: 9786610138555; 1-135-78941-X; 1-283-88373-2; 1-280-13855-6; 0-203-98711-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Collana: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies ; ; no. 88
• Disciplina: 338/.04/095
• Soggetti: Entrepreneurship - India; Entrepreneurship - Indonesia; Entrepreneurship - Malaysia; Electronic books.; India Rural conditions; Indonesia Rural conditions; Malaysia Rural conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-262) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; RURAL CAPITALISTS IN ASIA; NORDIC INSTITUTE OF ASIAN STUDIES; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Background and aim of study; Data collection; Notes; Chapter 1 THE STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA; Indian entrepreneurs; Muslim industrialists; Overseas Chinese businessmen; The need for a comparative perspective; Notes; Chapter 2 RURAL INDUSTRIALISTS IN CENTRAL GUJARAT; Diversification of the rural economy; Business strategy and pattern of investment; Joint-family enterprises and business partnerships; Upward mobility and social distanceClass and caste; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3 OWNERS OF COMBINE-HARVESTERS IN THE MUDA AREA; Development of mechanized harvesting; Business expansion and ; economic diversification; Family enterprises and business networks; Regional mobility and local basis; Class and ethnicity; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4 IRON FOUNDERS IN CENTRAL JAVA; Iron casting in a rural environment; Industrial development and technological changes; Individual firms and economic co-operation; Social mobility and differentiation; Class and religion; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5 A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVESouth and Southeast Asian entrepreneurs compared; 'Asian' assumptions about the early European industrialists; The early European industrialists; In search of a comparative framework; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a comparative study of small capitalists and rural industrialists in three Asian countries. Studies on the entrepreneurial class in South Asia tend to focus on the structural aspects of entrepreneurial behaviour, while studies on this class in Southeast Asia tend to focus on cultural aspects of their behaviour. In fact, this book points to striking similarities between Indian, overseas Chinese and Muslim businessmen in Asia, similarities usually hidden under variations in analytical approaches. Although this study emphasizes similarities within Asia, it does not support the view of a s