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Historical Perspectives on the Entrepreneur (Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship)

By Albert , Robert , F Hebert , N Link

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
1933019441, 9781933019444, 9781933019901
DOI
10.1561/0300000008
Open Library ID
OL8812010M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
777 kB (795418 bytes)
Pages
168\165
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Historical Perspectives on the Entrepreneur preserves a vital historical perspective by chronologically tracing the entrepreneur in the economic literature to give a complete perspective to contemporary writings and teachings on entrepreneurship. It reviews the historical nature and role of the entrepreneur as described and analyzed in economic literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Historical Perspectives on the Entrepreneur shows how Joseph Schumpeter changed the ambiguous nature of a concept of the entrepreneur to that which now occupies a primary role in the theory of economic development. It also examines other conceptions of entrepreneurship besides Schumpeter's including the many different facets of entrepreneurship as they have been perceived by some of the great economists throughout the ages. Finally, it illustrates the tension that often exists between "theory" and "practice." Historical Perspectives on the Entrepreneur should be required reading for all students of economics and those interested in entrepreneurship practice.

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