Sarah Turner is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand. She specialises in studying the socio-economic and political processes which influence the operations of small enterprises in urban Southeast Asia. Her current research focuses on Makassar, Indonesia and Hanoi, Vietnam.

'It is valuable for showing a locally-informed, policy relevant way forward in thinking about development.' - Pacific Affairs'Sarah Turner's study is a model of thorough, multi-method, geographical fieldwork and provides an immensely rich empirical account of the operation of small-scale enterprises in Makassar, South Sulawesi.' - Philip F. Kelly

• 1. Introduction 2. Approaches to Small Enterprise Research 3. Small Enterprise Research in Developing Countries: New Directions 4. Setting the Scene: The Context of Production 5. Small Enterprises in Makassar: Internal Dynamics 6. Small Enterprises in Makassar: Inter-firm Dynamics 7. Constraints to Small Enterprise Growth 8. Shifting Fortunes of Small Enterprises 9. Retrospect and Prospect

Sarah Turner is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand. She specialises in studying the socio-economic and political processes which influence the operations of small enterprises in urban Southeast Asia. Her current research focuses on Makassar, Indonesia and Hanoi, Vietnam.

'It is valuable for showing a locally-informed, policy relevant way forward in thinking about development.' - Pacific Affairs'Sarah Turner's study is a model of thorough, multi-method, geographical fieldwork and provides an immensely rich empirical account of the operation of small-scale enterprises in Makassar, South Sulawesi.' - Philip F. Kelly

• 1. Introduction 2. Approaches to Small Enterprise Research 3. Small Enterprise Research in Developing Countries: New Directions 4. Setting the Scene: The Context of Production 5. Small Enterprises in Makassar: Internal Dynamics 6. Small Enterprises in Makassar: Inter-firm Dynamics 7. Constraints to Small Enterprise Growth 8. Shifting Fortunes of Small Enterprises 9. Retrospect and Prospect