Informal Banking and Early International Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Chettiars

• Main Authors: TAN, Jayarani, TAN, Wee Liang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Chettiars; Singapore; Banking; entrepreneurship; Asian Studies; Finance and Financial Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3299; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4298/viewcontent/Chettiars_bkchp_2014_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

As moneylenders during nineteenth century colonial period the Chettiars were functioned as informal bankers in Asia. They began as communal entrepreneurs in their clan but grew beyond their domestic borders. Despite their smallness and resources, they were able to internationalize. This paper report...