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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Main Authors Landes, David S, Mokyr, Joel, Baumol, William J
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton Princeton University Press 26.02.2012
Edition1
SeriesThe Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Subjects
Business
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Business community
Business history
Commerce
Economic activity
Economic growth
Economic History
Economics
Entrepreneurship
History
Innovation
Prosperity
Socioeconomic development
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  • 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
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