1st Edition

Rural Capitalists in Asia A Comparative Analysis on India, Indonesia and Malaysia

By Mario Rutten Copyright 2003
282 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
1. The Study of Entrepreneurship in South and Southeast Asia  2. Rural Industrialists in Central Gujarat  3. Owners of Combine-Harvesters in the Mude area  4. Iron Founders in Central Java  5. A Comparative Perspective

Biography

Mario Rutten is affiliated to the University of Amsterdam

'This study makes an important contribution to knowledge about the entrepreneurship of intermediate-level business groups in Asia' - Martin Menski, South Asia Research, Vol. 25 (2)