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Entrepreneurship And Economic Development: A Critique Of The Theory, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
Entrepreneurship And Economic Development: A Critique Of The Theory, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
Political Science Faculty Publications
This thesis is a criticism of the "entrepreneurial school" of economic development, which contends that a major cause of underdevelopment in the Third World is the poor "entrepreneurial spirit" in these areas. The entrepreneurial spirit consists of certain values and behaviour which it is presumed existed in the West at the time of its development. To test the validity of this theory empirical evidence on entrepreneurs is examined; this evidence includes historical data on the West, especially the United States and France, and twenty-one area studies of entrepreneurs in the Third World. The evidence suggests that there is little difference …
Whither Black Capitalism, John T. Baker
Whither Black Capitalism, John T. Baker
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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