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10%OFFMichael Stephen Smith - The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930 - 9780674019393 - V9780674019393
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The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930

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Description for The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930 Hardcover. Addresses the distinctive characteristics of French economic and business development, including the pivotal role of the French State, the pervasive influence of French financiers, and the significance of labour conflict. This superb account is an invaluable contribution to business history and the history of modern France. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 588 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.

In this magisterial study, Michael Smith explains how France left behind small-scale merchant capitalism for the large corporate enterprises that would eventually dominate its domestic economy and project French influence throughout the world.

Arguing against the long-standing view that French economic and business development was crippled by missed opportunities and entrepreneurial failures, Smith presents a story of considerable achievement. French companies made major contributions to the Second Industrial Revolution of 1880-1930, especially in ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, electrochemicals, industrial gases, and motor vehicles. Rejecting the notion that France took a separate route to economic modernity, Smith argues that ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
Series
Harvard Studies in Business History
Number of Pages
588
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674019393
SKU
V9780674019393
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About Michael Stephen Smith
Michael Stephen Smith is Associate Professor of History, University of South Carolina.

Reviews for The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930
Michael Smith has compiled the first essentially complete record of modern business enterprise in France. He details, sector by sector, the rise of leading firms, whose similarities far outweighed their differences with counterparts in other countries. This study makes a valuable, long-needed contribution and will serve as the reference for all subsequent work within the field.
Michael B. Miller, ... Read more

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