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Refugees as Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Indian Bicycle Industry
Like many other industries, bicycle production in India developed after Independence. But unlike most other industries which remained concentrated in metropolitan centres, bicycle manufacturing took roots in upcountry towns, defying competition from metropolitan enterprises. This paper, discussing...
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The Journals of Entrepreneurship
1994
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| Online Access: | http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/1677 |
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| 100 | |a Singh, Sukhpal | ||
| 245 | |a Refugees as Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Indian Bicycle Industry |c Singh, Sukhpal. | ||
| 260 | |c 1994 |b The Journals of Entrepreneurship | ||
| 300 | |a 81-96 | ||
| 520 | |a Like many other industries, bicycle production in India developed after Independence. But unlike most other industries which remained concentrated in metropolitan centres, bicycle manufacturing took roots in upcountry towns, defying competition from metropolitan enterprises. This paper, discussing the factors responsible for the success of the northern entrepreneurs, emphasises that various concessions given by the government to the refugees from Pakistan played a critical role. | ||
| 650 | |a Bicycle Industry | ||
| 650 | |a Entrepreneurship | ||
| 773 | |a The Journal of Entrepreneurship |d Jan-Jun | ||
| 856 | |u http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/1677 | ||
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