BRIDGES TO NEW BUSINESS; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter IIntroduction; Key concepts; International dimension; Historiography; Outline; Sources; Chapter IIFrom colonial to national economy; The plural economy; Seeds of transition; Early Indonesianisasi; Post-colonial trends; Chapter IIIOccupation and revolution; Nipponization; Pioneering with Japanese consent; Indonesians struggling to survive; Dutch struggling to return; Chapter IVA new dawn in business; Industrialization; Banking in a state of flux; Small-scale entrepreneurship; Indigenous conglomerates. Chinese conglomeratesChapter VVoluntary nationalization; A symbol of sovereignty; Flying the national flag; More state involvement; Chapter VIEconomic nationalism; Conflicting priorities; The policy that backfired; Auxiliary policies; Squeezing the Chinese; Chapter VIIIndonesianisasi; Changing conditions; Dutch corporate adjustment; The record of oligopolists; Achievements under pressure; A comparative perspective; Chapter VIIITake-over and nationalization; The road to take-over; Running somebody else's business; Under new ownership; Konfrontasi; Final settlement; Chapter IXConclusion. AppendicesAppendix 1. Cabinets and political parties, 1945-1959; Appendix 2. Foreign trade, 1940-1960; Appendix 3. Exchange rates, 1950-1960 (Rp./); Appendix 4. Labour conflicts, 1950-1957; Bibliography; Index.