ABSTRACT

In the context of Makassar, on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the book explores the socioeconomic and cultural relationships that make life for small entrepreneurs in Makassar so distinctive. Using a new framework for the study of small enterprises - the 'small enterprise integrative framework' - this book gives us a greater understanding of the organization and operations of small enterprises in developing countries, at both the micro and macro levels. The application of this new framework for research reveals the diversity of labour flexibility, networking and cluster styles amongst the enterprises studies, and the constraints they face for growth. Whilst the recent Southeast Asian economic crisis has been heralded by certain commentators as a new era for small enterprises in the region, the book concludes that local realities for the small enterprises in Makassar mean that, whilst for some it has been a time of shifting fortunes, others have continued trading on the margins.

chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|29 pages

Approaches to small enterprise research

chapter 3|17 pages

Small enterprise research in developing countries

New directions

chapter 4|38 pages

Setting the scene

The context of production

chapter 5|37 pages

Small enterprises in Makassar

Internal dynamics

chapter 6|31 pages

Small enterprises in Makassar

Inter-firm dynamics

chapter 7|21 pages

Constraints to small enterprise growth

chapter 8|12 pages

Shifting fortunes of small enterprises

chapter 9|8 pages

Retrospect and prospect