Business in Bim : a business history of Barbados, 1900-2000 /
Henderson Carter.
- Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle Pub., 2008.
- xix, 291 p. : ill., photos.
Bibliography: p. 275-284.
The business environment in 1900 -- The business sector in Barbados 1900-40 -- An era of opportunity, 1940-65 -- The impact of government policy on the business sector -- Challenge and change for the business community, 1940-90 -- Business under pressure -- The failure of some black businesses -- The survivors -- Business in the age of globalization.
This book chronicles the evolution of business in Barbados from the era when sugar cane cultivation and its processing dominated the economic, political and social life of the island through to the present. It shows how the decline of the sugar industry created opportunities for the emergence of a new merchant class which comprised mainly of black business entrepreneurs. The successes of this new merchant class can be seen in the creation of a prominent commercial centre which remains a vital part of the capital, Bridgetown.
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Business enterprise--Barbados--20th century. Business failures--Barbados--20th century. Business--History--Barbados--20th century.