Filling a colonial void? German business strategies and development assistance in India, 1947–1974
Julian Faust
Abstract
Decolonisation after World War II posed a threat to foreign businesses, when newly independent governments sought more national control over the economy. This article analyses cases of German multinational enterprises (MNE) in India. Focusing on companies from different sectors it analyses how these MNEs dealt with risks associated with tighter regulation of the economy and economic nationalism. German corporate nationality quickly became an asset that was used to position subsidiaries in India against foreign competitors. In the following years ‘Indianisation’ strategies for management and networks of German and Indian ...
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