The Entrepreneur in History: From Medieval Merchant to Modern Business Leader
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Entrepreneur in History: From Medieval Merchant to Modern Business Leader
By (Author) M. Casson
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Pivot
4th June 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Sociology: work and labour
Economic theory and philosophy
Economic history
Entrepreneurship / Start-ups
338.0409
Physical Properties
Hardback
139
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
2912g
Description
Covering the period c.1200-c.2000, this book provides an innovative investigation of entrepreneurship in a long-run historical perspective, presenting new insights into the personal characteristics of successful business people and deepening our understanding of the roots of industrialization and economic growth.
Author Bio
Mark Casson is Professor of Economics at the University of Reading, UK, based jointly in the Department of Economics and the Henley Business School. He is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship (2006) and the author of Entrepreneurship: Theory, Networks, History (2010).
Catherine Casson is Research Fellow at the Winton Institute of Monetary History, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK and Teaching Fellow in the School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham. She is currently researching property rents and prices c.1450-c.1914 and reputation and economic performance in English medieval towns.
