Economists, entrepreneurs, and the pursuit of economics
Subtitle: an analysis of the views of the entrepreneur among the economists of the classical period and their differences
By: Urmila Goel.
Series: European university studies. Series V, Economics and management,; vol. 2187 =; Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe V, Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft ;; Bd. 2187 =; Publications universitaires européennes. Série V, Sciences économiques, gestion d'entreprise ;; vol. 2187; Europäische Hochschulschriften.; Bd. 2187.
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Entrepreneurship -- Research -- History.; Entrepreneurship -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Description: This work provides a comprehensive analysis of the treatment of the entrepreneur by the early economists. It is uncovered that the diversity of ideas developed in that period is not only a valuable source for modern theories of entrepreneurship, but also raises questions about the objectivity and the progress of economic science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Universität Kiel, 1997).