Key institutions in eighteenth-century Lyon -- Introduction. Entrepreneurship in a premodern context -- The making of a vocation -- Decisive years : the Saint-Clair experience -- Conceiving the Brotteaux and securing a monopoly -- Opposition in context -- Saint-Clair Bridge : a well-managed enterprise and successful monopoly -- Resistance to expansion -- A fine balance
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-255) and index
