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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820005303321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2009

ISBN

1-282-94947-0

9786612949470

90-474-2626-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

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

Altri autori (Persone)

KudaisyaMedha M

NgChin-Keong

Disciplina

338.0089/951

Soggetti

Industries - China - History

Industries - India - History

China Commerce History

India Commerce History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.