Small firms, large concerns
Subtitle: the development of small business in comparative perspective
By: edited by Konosuke Odaka and Minoru Sawai
Contributors: Odaka, Konosuke, 1935-; Sawai, Minoru, 1953-; International Conference on Business History (24th : 1997)
Series: Fuji conference series -- 3
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Small business -- Japan -- Congresses; Industrial policy -- Japan -- Congresses; Small business -- North America -- Congresses; Industrial policy -- North America -- Congresses; Small business -- Europe -- Congresses; Industrial policy -- Europe -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Notes: Papers delivered at the 24th International Conference on Business History, 1997

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Moving outside manufacturing / Philip Scranton; title: Small business in America / Mansel G. Blackford; title: The architecture of an industrial sector / Kris Inwood; title: Small firms in the U.K. / C.F. Pratten; title: Small-scale business in Germany / Ulrich Wengenroth; title: Small- and medium-size industrial enterprises in France, 1900-1975 / Michel Lescure; title: Small manufacturing firms and local productive systems in modern Italy / Aurielo Alaimo; title: Historical features of Japanese small and medium enterprises / Johzen Takeuchi; title: The development of the putting-out system in modern Japan / Takeshi Ave; title: The role of technical education and public research institutes in the development of small and medium enterprises / Minoru Sawai; title: Evaluating Japanese industrial policy / Konosuke Okaka