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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

India fever : the new Indian professional in Singapore -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Decision Tree -- 2. Dateline 1997 -- 3. The Shell -- 4. Crème -- 5. Mild India Fever -- 6. Support -- 7. Silence -- 8. Tipping Point -- Epilogue: CECA -- About the Author.

Singapore has one of the fastest economic development pace throughout South East Asia. Despite the fact that by land mass, it is not the biggest or the most fertile country. By demographic factor, it is not the most populated nor the most culturally diverse country. It also didn't have the natural resources that its neighboring countries boasted as their main commodity. Yet, Singapore is a country with one of the most efficient implementation of living space, land usage, and education programme in the world. Because of its greatness, Singapore can be put in the same class with the others developed countries in the world. This is despite all the handicap that this country has, through the thick and thin of its history. The author believes that these successes can be atributted mostly to the efficient leadership of Singapore as a nation state in the international system, and that these successes can be adapted throughout Asia, and the world as a whole. This essay was made exactly to achieve this successful impact on ASEAN's countries economics. In this writing, the author will examine what makes Singapore such a great economic titan, and how it can turn its unlikely position into a flourishing market economy and becoming a model for other developing countries to replicate, with institutional leadership. All of these, for the purpose of learning, and in the bid of rejuvenating economic vigor that most Asian countries and developing countries needed to keep up and even compete with more prominent countries in the international political system of the world.

This paper attempts to trace the economic performance in India, first through periods of heavy labour regulation and thereafter, through periods of deregulation. Heavy regulation was accompanied by low economic growth rates while relatively free labour regimes have seen higher growth. However, in none of the periods did labour enjoy high earnings: during the first combination, a relatively small organized group of workers enjoyed high wages, while in the latter, the general wage level has been low. The paper argues that the demand and supply of workers matter much more than regulation and protection in determining employment levels and earnings. It further argues that in flexible labour regimes, it is more meaningful to protect workers through state-sponsored social security systems rather than through regulating employment conditions.