Rungta, Shyam.
The rise of business corporations in India, 1851-1900 / Shyam Rungta. - London : Cambridge U.P., 1970. - xviii, 332 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Cambridge South Asian studies ; 8. . - Cambridge South Asian studies ; 8. .
Bibliography: p.306-320.
Bibliography: p. 306-320.
Machine derived contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on statistics; Abbreviations; Glossary; 1. The rise of business corporations in India; 2. The promotion and finance of companies to 1850; 3. Problems of company law up to 1850; 4. Growth of the corporate sector, 1851-1860; 5. The American Civil War and the banking inflation in Bombay, 1861-1865; 6. The boom in the tea industry; 7. Growth of the corporate sector, 1866-1882; 8. The gold rush in Southern India; 9. Growth of the corporate sector, 1882-1900; 10. Savings, insurance and the gold mining companies; 11. Trends in corporate financing and legal developments; 12. Corporate management: the managing agency system; 13. Concluding observations.; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.
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The rise of business corporations in India, 1851-1900 / Shyam Rungta. - London : Cambridge U.P., 1970. - xviii, 332 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Cambridge South Asian studies ; 8. . - Cambridge South Asian studies ; 8. .
Bibliography: p.306-320.
Bibliography: p. 306-320.
Machine derived contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on statistics; Abbreviations; Glossary; 1. The rise of business corporations in India; 2. The promotion and finance of companies to 1850; 3. Problems of company law up to 1850; 4. Growth of the corporate sector, 1851-1860; 5. The American Civil War and the banking inflation in Bombay, 1861-1865; 6. The boom in the tea industry; 7. Growth of the corporate sector, 1866-1882; 8. The gold rush in Southern India; 9. Growth of the corporate sector, 1882-1900; 10. Savings, insurance and the gold mining companies; 11. Trends in corporate financing and legal developments; 12. Corporate management: the managing agency system; 13. Concluding observations.; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.
0521073545
5/-/- ($16.00)
69010573
B70-05069
Corporations--History.--India
INDIA--Industries--History.
658 / RUR