TY - BOOK AU - Bhattacharya,Jayati AU - Bhattacharya,Jayati AU - Kesavapany,K. AU - Narayanmohan,R. AU - Yong,Tan Tai TI - Beyond the Myth: Indian Business Communities in Singapore SN - 9789814345279 AV - DS610.25.E37 B43 2011 U1 - 338.7095957 PY - 2011///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - Business enterprises KW - Singapore KW - Business networks KW - Business networks--Singapore KW - Businesspeople KW - Businesspeople--Singapore KW - East Indian business enterprises KW - East Indian business enterprises--Singapore KW - East Indians KW - Economic conditions KW - East Indians--Singapore--Economic conditions KW - Trade associations KW - Trade associations--Singapore KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 peoples' movements. It looks at how Indian business communities negotiated with others in the environments in which they found themselves and adapted to them in novel ways. It especially brings into focus the patterns and integration of the Indian networks in the large-scale transnational flows of capital, one of the least-studied aspects of the diaspora history in this part of the world. The complexities and overlapping interests of different groups of traders and businessmen form an interesting study of various aspects of these trading bodies, their methods of operation and their trade links, both within and outside Singapore. The book also charts their mobility and progress, in terms of both business and social status. The research aims to construct linear threads of linkages through generations and situate them in the larger framework and broader paradigms of business networks in Singapore. In shedding light on aspects of Indian connectivities to Southeast Asia, the narrative is particularly relevant in the context of India's economic rise. This study raises economic, social and cultural issues regarding the transition UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814311373 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814311373 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789814311373/original ER -