| Description |
xxx, 615 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Business as a career. 1. The status of business. 2. Obstacles to entry. 3. Funding and risk. 4. Necessity and choice -- Pt. 2. Paths to fortune. 5. The pattern of recruitment. 6. Skills and motivation. 7. Politics and government. 8. The measure of success -- Pt. 3. Life styles. 9. Religion and ethics. 10. Family structure. 11. Consumption and leisure. 12. A symbiotic culture -- Conclusion: Private enterprise in a pre-industrial economy |
| Summary |
The important conclusion which emerges from his study is that individual initiative and a fluid social structure largely account for differences in response to economic opportunities between England and other pre-industrial societies. His book offers an empirically based analysis of why men entered business, how they lived and worked and what they achieved, and it will appeal to all who wish to understand the dynamics of pre-industrial growth and the interaction between business and society |
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This uniquely comprehensive study explores all aspects of the English business community as it developed between 1590 and 1720. Drawing on largely untapped records of private firms as well as on institutional archives, Richard Grassby describes and explains the economic and technical structure of business in a pre-industrial economy and examines the ways in which social values, demographic factors, the family, the state and religion distributed talent, trained and motivated businessmen and determined their life style |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p419-594. - Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-594) and index |
| Subject |
Business enterprises -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Merchants -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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| SUBJECT |
England -- Economic conditions -- 17th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043295
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| LC no. |
94040285 |
| ISBN |
0521432421 (paperback) |
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0521434505 (hardback) |
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0521890861 (paperback) |
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