Merchants, bankers, governors British enterprise in Singapore and Malaya, 1786-1920
"This is the story of British enterprise in Singapore and Malaya from 1786 to 1920, when British vision, zeal and drive developed Penang, then Singapore and, finally, the peninsular Malay States. In the initial years, commerce and finance were paramount. The seeds of these commercial activities...
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Singapore New Jersey, NJ
World Scientific
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- The earliest times, 1786-1850
- Taking root, 1850s-1870s straits politics and trade infrastructure, 1867-1873
- Opening the peninsula, 1874-1896
- Currency and banking
- Rapid economic growth and change, 1896-1914
- Merchant firm 1: Guthrie & Co.
- Merchant firm 2: Boustead & Co. - World War I and its aftermath