LEADER 04356oam 2200781I 450 001 9910783990403321 005 20230617041603.0 010 $a1-135-78940-1 010 $a9786610138555 010 $a1-135-78941-X 010 $a1-283-88373-2 010 $a1-280-13855-6 010 $a0-203-98711-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203987117 035 $a(CKB)1000000000253474 035 $a(EBL)240432 035 $a(OCoLC)252968379 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000240091 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174146 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240091 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10271702 035 $a(PQKB)10785121 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308749 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12114483 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308749 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258759 035 $a(PQKB)11134329 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC240432 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL240432 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10099707 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL13855 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000253474 100 $a20180706d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRural capitalists in Asia $ea comparative analysis on India, Indonesia, and Malaysia /$fMario Rutten 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 225 1 $aNordic Institute of Asian Studies ;$vno. 88 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7007-1627-0 311 $a0-7007-1626-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-262) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aUpward 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 327 $aChapter 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 330 $aThis is a comparative study of small capitalists and rural industrialists in three Asian countries. Studies on the entrepreneurial class in South Asia tend to focus on the structural aspects of entrepreneurial behaviour, while studies on this class in Southeast Asia tend to focus on cultural aspects of their behaviour. In fact, this book points to striking similarities between Indian, overseas Chinese and Muslim businessmen in Asia, similarities usually hidden under variations in analytical approaches. Although this study emphasizes similarities within Asia, it does not support the view of a s 410 0$aNordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ;$vno. 88. 606 $aEntrepreneurship$zIndia 606 $aEntrepreneurship$zIndonesia 606 $aEntrepreneurship$zMalaysia 607 $aIndia$xRural conditions 607 $aIndonesia$xRural conditions 607 $aMalaysia$xRural conditions 615 0$aEntrepreneurship 615 0$aEntrepreneurship 615 0$aEntrepreneurship 676 $a338/.04/095 700 $aRutten$b Mario.$0695769 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783990403321 996 $aRural capitalists in Asia$91952358 997 $aUNINA