The Invention of Enterprise Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times
Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations.The Invention of Enterprisegathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's ro...
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| Abstract | Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations.The Invention of Enterprisegathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present. Addressing social and institutional influences from a historical context, each chapter examines entrepreneurship during a particular period and in an important geographic location.
The book chronicles the sweeping history of enterprise in Mesopotamia and Neo-Babylon; carries the reader through the Islamic Middle East; offers insights into the entrepreneurial history of China, Japan, and Colonial India; and describes the crucial role of the entrepreneur in innovative activity in Europe and the United States, from the medieval period to today. In considering the critical contributions of entrepreneurship, the authors discuss why entrepreneurial activities are not always productive and may even sabotage prosperity. They examine the institutions and restrictions that have enabled or impeded innovation, and the incentives for the adoption and dissemination of inventions. They also describe the wide variations in global entrepreneurial activity during different historical periods and the similarities in development, as well as entrepreneurship's role in economic growth. The book is filled with past examples and events that provide lessons for promoting and successfully pursuing contemporary entrepreneurship as a means of contributing to the welfare of society.
The Invention of Enterpriselays out a definitive picture for all who seek an understanding of innovation's central place in our world. |
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| AbstractList | Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations. The Invention of Enterprise gathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present. Addressing social and institutional influences from a historical context, each chapter examines entrepreneurship during a particular period and in an important geographic location. The book chronicles the sweeping history of enterprise in Mesopotamia and Neo-Babylon; carries the reader through the Islamic Middle East; offers insights into the entrepreneurial history of China, Japan, and Colonial India; and describes the crucial role of the entrepreneur in innovative activity in Europe and the United States, from the medieval period to today. In considering the critical contributions of entrepreneurship, the authors discuss why entrepreneurial activities are not always productive and may even sabotage prosperity. They examine the institutions and restrictions that have enabled or impeded innovation, and the incentives for the adoption and dissemination of inventions. They also describe the wide variations in global entrepreneurial activity during different historical periods and the similarities in development, as well as entrepreneurship's role in economic growth. The book is filled with past examples and events that provide lessons for promoting and successfully pursuing contemporary entrepreneurship as a means of contributing to the welfare of society. The Invention of Enterprise lays out a definitive picture for all who seek an understanding of innovation's central place in our world. Summary reprinted by permission of Princeton University Press No detailed description available for "The Invention of Enterprise". Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations. The Invention of Enterprise gathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present. Addressing social and institutional influences from a historical context, each chapter examines entrepreneurship during a particular period and in an important geographic location. The book chronicles the sweeping history of enterprise in Mesopotamia and Neo-Babylon; carries the reader through the Islamic Middle East; offers insights into the entrepreneurial history of China, Japan, and Colonial India; and describes the crucial role of the entrepreneur in innovative activity in Europe and the United States, from the medieval period to today. In considering the critical contributions of entrepreneurship, the authors discuss why entrepreneurial activities are not always productive and may even sabotage prosperity. They examine the institutions and restrictions that have enabled or impeded innovation, and the incentives for the adoption and dissemination of inventions. They also describe the wide variations in global entrepreneurial activity during different historical periods and the similarities in development, as well as entrepreneurship's role in economic growth. The book is filled with past examples and events that provide lessons for promoting and successfully pursuing contemporary entrepreneurship as a means of contributing to the welfare of society. The Invention of Enterprise lays out a definitive picture for all who seek an understanding of innovation's central place in our world. Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations.The Invention of Enterprisegathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present. Addressing social and institutional influences from a historical context, each chapter examines entrepreneurship during a particular period and in an important geographic location. The book chronicles the sweeping history of enterprise in Mesopotamia and Neo-Babylon; carries the reader through the Islamic Middle East; offers insights into the entrepreneurial history of China, Japan, and Colonial India; and describes the crucial role of the entrepreneur in innovative activity in Europe and the United States, from the medieval period to today. In considering the critical contributions of entrepreneurship, the authors discuss why entrepreneurial activities are not always productive and may even sabotage prosperity. They examine the institutions and restrictions that have enabled or impeded innovation, and the incentives for the adoption and dissemination of inventions. They also describe the wide variations in global entrepreneurial activity during different historical periods and the similarities in development, as well as entrepreneurship's role in economic growth. The book is filled with past examples and events that provide lessons for promoting and successfully pursuing contemporary entrepreneurship as a means of contributing to the welfare of society. The Invention of Enterpriselays out a definitive picture for all who seek an understanding of innovation's central place in our world. |
| Author | Joel Mokyr William J. Baumol David S. Landes |
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| Subtitle | Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times |
| TableOfContents | Front Matter
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Entrepreneurs:
Chapter 2: Neo-Babylonian Entrepreneurs
Chapter 3: The Scale of Entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern History:
Chapter 4: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in Medieval Europe
Chapter 5: Tawney’s Century, 1540–1640:
Chapter 6: The Golden Age of the Dutch Republic
Chapter 7: Entrepreneurship and the Industrial Revolution in Britain
Chapter 8: Entrepreneurship in Britain, 1830–1900
Chapter 9: History of Entrepreneurship:
Chapter 10: History of Entrepreneurship:
Chapter 11: Entrepreneurship in France
Chapter 12: Entrepreneurship in the Antebellum United States
Chapter 13: Entrepreneurship in the United States, 1865–1920
Chapter 14: Entrepreneurship in the United States, 1920–2000
Chapter 15: An Examination of the Supply of Financial Credit to Entrepreneurs in Colonial India
Chapter 16: Chinese Entrepreneurship since Its Late Imperial Period
Chapter 17: Entrepreneurship in Pre–World War II Japan:
Chapter 18: “Useful Knowledge” of Entrepreneurship:
List of Contributors
Index 6 The Golden Age of the Dutch Republic 5 Tawney’s Century, 1540–1640: The Roots of Modern Capitalist Entrepreneurship 4 Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in Medieval Europe 3 The Scale of Entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern History:Inhibitive Roles of Islamic Institutions 2 Neo-Babylonian Entrepreneurs 1 Entrepreneurs: From the Near Eastern Takeoffto the Roman Collapse Introduction Acknowledgments Foreword Preface Cover Title Page, Copyright Contents Index Contributors 18 “Useful Knowledge” of Entrepreneurship: Some Implications of the History 17 Entrepreneurship in Pre–World War II Japan: The Role and Logic of the Zaibatsu 16 Chinese Entrepreneurship since Its Late Imperial Period 15 An Examination of the Supply of Financial Creditto Entrepreneurs in Colonial India 14 Entrepreneurship in the United States, 1920–2000 13 Entrepreneurship in the United States, 1865–1920 12Entrepreneurship in the Antebellum United States 11 Entrepreneurship in France 10 History of Entrepreneurship 9 History of Entrepreneurship: Britain, 1900–2000 8 Entrepreneurship in Britain, 1830–1900 7 Entrepreneurship and the Industrial Revolution in Britain Pages:1 to 29 -- Pages:30 to 58 -- Pages:59 to 87 -- Pages:88 to 116 -- Pages:117 to 145 -- Pages:146 to 174 -- Pages:175 to 203 -- Pages:204 to 232 -- Pages:233 to 261 -- Pages:262 to 290 -- Pages:291 to 319 -- Pages:320 to 348 -- Pages:349 to 377 -- Pages:378 to 406 -- Pages:407 to 435 -- Pages:436 to 464 -- Pages:465 to 493 -- Pages:494 to 522 -- Pages:523 to 551 -- Pages:552 to 580 -- Pages:581 to 585 |
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