Small Business Entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe

by Rutten, Mario; Upadhya, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780803993815
• ISBN10: 0803993811
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-07-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns Pvt Ltd

Summary

Small entrepreneurs play an important role in the capitalistic transformation of the still largely agrarian economies of Asia. Small Business Entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe draws attention to this little researched issue by bringing together in-depth sociological studies on small business groups operating at the local level or in rural areas in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, and China. While the main focus is on Asia, a section on small European entrepreneurs has also been included. By combining studies of similar classes in different countries, the book contributes to the development of a new theoretical framework for the comparative study of entrepreneurship. Taken as a whole, this book advocates the study of rural transformation from a fresh angleùthat of the emergence of new business classes which in many cases have peasant or farming backgrounds. The contributors provide a different perspective on the ways in which capitalist transformation affects various levels of society. They also shed new light on the "Asian miracle" by suggesting that the economic transformation of East and Southeast Asian countries has not been simply the result of investments by multinational corporations or the state. Small Business Entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe will appeal to anyone interested in entrepreneurship, economics, rural and industrial sociology, business studies, anthropology and Asian studies.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	7	(2)
Preface	9	(4)
1. In Search of a Comparative Framework: Small-scale Entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe	13	(34)
Carol Upadhya
Mario Rutten
Part I: South Asia	47	(68)
2. Culture, Class and Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India	47	(34)
Carol Upadhya
3. The Social and Political Aspirations of a New Stratum of Industrialists: Local Politics on a Large Industrial Estate in West India	81	(34)
Pieter Gorter
Part II: Southeast Asia	115	(96)
4. The Rise of Indigenous Capitalists in Rural Thailand: Profile of Brickmakers in the Central Plains	115	(32)
Daniel Arghiros
5. Intertwining of Social Life and Business Strategies: Chinese Businessmen in Malaysia	147	(26)
Chia Oai Peng
6. Cooperation and Differentiation: Social History of Iron Founders in Central Java	173	(38)
Mario Rutten
Part III: East Asia	211	(44)
7. Local Level Entrepreneurs in Rural Punggi, Korea: Economic Behaviour and Lifestyle	211	(24)
Sang-Bok Han
8. New Private Entrepreneurs in China: Family Relations and Social Connections	235	(20)
Huang Ping
Part IV: Europe	255	(70)
9. The `Visible Hand': Views on Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in Holland, 1580-1850	255	(24)
Cle Lesger
10. Entrepreneurship in Italy	279	(22)
Mark Lazerson
11. Small European Entrepreneurs	301	(24)
Jeremy Boissevain
Notes on Contributors	325	(4)
Index	329