Foreign Investment in Southeast Asia in the Twentieth Century

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  • Name International investment
  • Name Multinational cos exc free standing & general trading cos
  • Name General trading cos

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Scholarly history of direct foreign investment in South East Asia in the late colonial and contemporary period. Deals with the leading recipient economies - French Indochina, British Malaya , Dutch Indonesia and the Philippines under USA rule, and its impact on them. Touches on many UK businesses - Guthrie & Co Ltd, Harrisons & Crosfield Ltd, Bombay Burmah Trading Co Ltd, Royal Dutch Shell, etc, etc