House of Tata Meets the Second Industrial Revolution

House of Tata Meets the Second Industrial Revolution

An Institutional Analysis of Tata Iron and Steel Co. in Colonial India

Nomura, Chikayoshi

Springer Verlag, Singapore

04/2018

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9789811086779

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1 Introduction.- 2 The development of the modern business corporation in 19th century India: Building the foundations for the emergence of TISCO in the 20th century.- 3 TISCO during the decade of the 1900s: The Formation period.- 4 Initial failure to produce competitive steel, capitalization problems and the institution of an internal financing system.- 5 Labour unrest and the introduction of a direct labour management system.- 6 The financial crisis of the 1920s, the introduction of tariff protection and "imperial commitment".- 7 Continuing labour unrest, efficiency enhancing schemes and improvements in labour productivity during the late 1920s.- 8 The 1930s: Failure in export-oriented development and conservative attitudes towards further expansion.- 9 Conclusion.- Index.- Bibliography.
colonial India;economic institutions;colonial economic policy;factor endowment;Tatas;TISCO;business house