Beyond the Myth : : Indian Business Communities in Singapore / / Jayati Bhattacharya.

This book is a macro-study of Indian business communities in Singapore through different phases of their growth since colonial times. It goes beyond the conventional labour-history approach to study Indian immigrants to Southeast Asia, both in terms of themselves and their connections with the peopl...

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Ort / Verlag:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2011]
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Erscheinungsjahr:2011
Sprache:Englisch
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • LIST OF MAP, TABLES AND FIGURES
  • Message
  • Foreword
  • MESSAGE
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE
  • Chapter One. Making Singapore their Homeland: The Early Indian Migrants to the Lion City
  • Chapter Two. The Post-Independence Period: Changing Dynamics and the Shift in Business Activities
  • Chapter Three. Taking Strides into the Future: Transition and Transformation of the Indian Business Communities
  • Chapter Four. Business Associations and Organizational Networks
  • Chapter Five. The Indomitable Entrepreneurs: Three Case Studies
  • Conclusion: Surging Forward
  • APPENDICES
  • Appendix I
  • Appendix II
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR