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The Entrepreneur in History

From Medieval Merchant to Modern Business Leader

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Mark Casson

    1. University of Reading, UK

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  2. Catherine Casson

    1. Winton Institute for Monetary History, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK
      School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham, UK

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. A New Research Agenda

    • Mark Casson, Catherine Casson
    Pages 1-11

  3. Perspectives on Entrepreneurship

    • Mark Casson, Catherine Casson
    Pages 12-41

  4. The Historical Significance of the Entrepreneur

    • Mark Casson, Catherine Casson
    Pages 42-66

  5. Case Studies: The Entrepreneur in Context

    • Mark Casson, Catherine Casson
    Pages 67-119

  6. The Social Embeddedness of Entrepreneurship

    • Mark Casson, Catherine Casson
    Pages 120-134

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 135-139
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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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Reading, UK

    Mark Casson

  • Winton Institute for Monetary History, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK

    Catherine Casson

  • School of History and Cultures, University of Birmingham, UK

    Catherine Casson

About the authors

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.

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