The Invention of Enterprise Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times

• Main Authors: Landes, David S, Mokyr, Joel, Baumol, William J
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 26.02.2012
• Edition: 1
• Series: The 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

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...