Islam, Modernity and Entrepreneurship Among the Malays

ISBN-13: 9780333712757 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 233 str.

P. Sloane

Opis

This is an ethnographic study of Malay Muslim enterprise and entrepreneurial culture among the beneficiaries of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in Malaysia, a government programme of action intended to develop the indigenous Malay population in an ethnically-polarized nation.

Spis treści

Preface PART ONE: GOOD WORKS Introduction Obligation and Identity: Parents, Spouses, Siblings, and Malays The Islamic View of Entrepreneurship: Modernity and Its Rewards The Kampung and the Global Village PART TWO: NETWORKS Networking: The Social Relations of Entrepreneurship The Business of Alliances: The Social Emergence of a Dyadic Enterprise Dangerous Business: The Social Limits of an Entrepreneurial Identity Virtuoso Entrepreneurship: Development and Wealth for All Malays PART THREE: KORPORAT VISIONS Conclusion Notes References Index

O autorze

Patricia Sloane is Research Fellow at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia.