Entrepreneurship in Theory and History

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Entrepreneurship in Theory and History: State of the Art and New Perspectives

      • Youssef Cassis, Ioanna Pepelasis Minoglou

      Pages 3-21

3. Theoretical Approaches

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. Entrepreneurship and Historical Explanation

      • Mark Casson, Andrew Godley

      Pages 25-60

   3. Scale, Scope and Entrepreneurship

      • George Bitros

      Pages 61-76

   4. Measuring Historical Entrepreneurship

      • James Foreman-Peck

      Pages 77-108

4. Thematic Approaches

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109

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   2. Innovation

      • François Caron

      Pages 111-126

   3. Venture Capital and Enterprise

      • Richard Coopey

      Pages 127-148

   4. Company Founders

      • Youssef Cassis

      Pages 149-161

   5. Diaspora Entrepreneurship between History and Theory

      • Stavros Loannides, Ioanna Pepelasis Minoglou

      Pages 163-189

5. Back Matter

   Pages 191-211

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In the study of entrepreneurship there has been little interaction between economic theory and history. For the first time a single volume combines analyses of leading specialists from both disciplines. It examines the ways theory and historical evidence can be linked, how economic theory can contribute to improving the historical interpretation of entrepreneurship, and significant thematic aspects of the history of entrepreneurship. Conceptual analyses are fused with historical archive-based work, reflecting the current state of the art and new directions in research.

• entrepreneur
• Entrepreneurs
• entrepreneurship
• innovation

'This is an exciting and thoughtful new look at entrepreneurship, combining a wide range of perspectives. It is an excellent introduction to the literature and debates on entrepreneurship. The book is open in its definitions, which means it can and does encompass a broad discussion of the nature of innovation, the role of venture capital, and the history of diaspora entrepreneurship. The editors and contributors are to be congratulated for an outstanding collection.' - Professor Mira Wilkins, Department of Economics, Florida International University, USA

'Mirroring entrepreneurship itself, this book alerts one to the gap between adventurous interrogations and concrete data. We need more of this

to make progress on a difficult but important subject, and they (Cassis and Pepelasis Minoglou) have led the way.' - Professor Leslie Hannah, University of Tokyo, Japan

• University of Geneva, Switzerland

  Youssef Cassis

• Athens University of Economics, Greece

  Ioanna Pepelasis Minoglou

MARK CASSON Professor, University of Reading, UK ANDREW GODLEY Lecturer, University of Reading, UK GEORGE BITROS Professor, Athens University of Economics, Greece JAMES FOREMAN-PECK Professor, Cardiff Business School, UK FRANCOIS CARON Professor Emeritus, Universite de Paris IV, France RICHARD COOPEY Lecturer at Aberyswyth, University of Wales, UK STAVROS IOANNIDES Associate Professor, Panteoin University, Athens, Greece

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