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This Palgrave Pivot revisits the topic of how British colonialism moulded work and life in India and what kind of …Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The making of British India -- Chapter 3: The business of the cities -- Chapter 4 … legacy it left behind. Did British rule lead to India’s impoverishment, economic disruption and famine? Under British rule …
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traditional flexible manufacturing in India and how they played a vital role in the pattern of growth of the Indian manufacturing … India inherited at the time of independence. It is a valuable resource for students of history, economic history, business … Flexible Manufacturing and the East India Company -- Chapter 5 Structure of Organization and Nature of Corporate Governance of …
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The exceptional commercial success of many Southeast Asians of Chinese origin has generated much contemporary debate about the cultural or social basis of that success. This book shows that those questions have long roots in Indonesia. Dutch colonial officials in the nineteenth century expressed...
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This book is a study of New Zealand shaking off its quasi-colonial dependence on Britain. Has New Zealand moved beyond its colonial heritage? Is it now time to remove the Union Jack from the national flag and change to a Republic? Hall analyses the three decades after World War II when changes...
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Silver, mercantilism, and the impulse for colonization -- The first decades of English American settlement, 1607- -- Monetary upheaval, recovery and the Dutch infiltration, 1640- -- Mercantilism, mints, clipping, smuggling, and piracy, 1660- -- Empire in crisis and flux, 1670- -- Showdown in...
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"In recent decades, private investment has led to an economic resurgence in India. But this is not the first time the … region has witnessed impressive business growth. There have been many similar stories over the past 300 years. India … better manage risks. Making these deep connections between India's economic past and present shows why history matters in its …
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