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Rise of Modern Business
Mansel G Blackford
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Description for Rise of Modern Business
Paperback. Compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era. This book pays attention to connections between business development and political, social, and cultural changes. It addresses both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing firms, small firms as well as big businesses. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1. BIC Classification: KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
The Rise of Modern Business compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era to the present. Paying close attention to connections between business development and political, social, and cultural changes, Blackford addresses both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing firms, small firms as well as big businesses. For this third edition, he updates his study in light of new scholarship, with special attention paid to the structural diversity of business firms and with a timely discussion about the reciprocal relationship between business and the environment. The business history of Germany is extensively updated, and ... Read more
The Rise of Modern Business compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era to the present. Paying close attention to connections between business development and political, social, and cultural changes, Blackford addresses both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing firms, small firms as well as big businesses. For this third edition, he updates his study in light of new scholarship, with special attention paid to the structural diversity of business firms and with a timely discussion about the reciprocal relationship between business and the environment. The business history of Germany is extensively updated, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807858868
SKU
V9780807858868
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About Mansel G Blackford
Mansel Blackford is professor of history at Ohio State University. He is author of a dozen books, including A History of Small Business in America (from the University of North Carolina Press) and Pathways to the Present: Development and Its Consequences in America's Pacific Possessions.
Reviews for Rise of Modern Business
A major and helpful analytical framework and a rich review of recent literature.- Choice; ""An invaluable introduction to the rich variety of business experience in the leading capitalist economies.""- Thomas K. McCraw, Harvard University; ""This book is one that students will return to regularly to get their bearings in a broad field.""- Journal of American History; ""Engaging ... Read more