Entrepreneurship and Growth: An International Historical Perspective

Author:   Gabriel Tortella ,  Gloria Quiroga
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9781137033345


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   12 January 2013
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $84.99 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Entrepreneurship and Growth: An International Historical Perspective


Add your own review!

Overview

A collection of eight articles by 17 specialists, this volume provides very recent research on the factors which contribute to the build up of entrepreneurship. Offers an international, comparative and historical perspective, with a special focus upon the Mediterranean.

Full Product Details

Author:   Gabriel Tortella ,  Gloria Quiroga
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.385kg
ISBN:  

9781137033345


ISBN 10:   1137033347
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   12 January 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron PART III: THE SPANISH CASE Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.García-Ruiz & T.Pérez Amaral An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID Entrepreneurship and Development: The Minorcan Model; J.Hernández-Andreu & A.Méndez Did Spanish High Schools Breed Entrepreneurs? The Madrid Institutos of Cardenal Cisneros and San Isidro, 1860-1936; C.E.Núñez & B.Moreno Conclusions; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

Author Information

MARIA INÉS BARBERO Professor of Economic and Business History at the Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina JAMES FOREMAN-PECK Professor of Economics at Cardiff University, UK JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA RUIZ Associate Professor of Economic History at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain JUAN HERNÁNDEZ-ANDREU Doctor in Economics and Professor and Director of the Department of Economic History at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain ALFONS MENDEZ Associate professor at the Universidad de les Illes Balears, Spain IGNACIO MORAL-ARCE Statistician and researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Fiscales (Ministry of Finance), Spain BEGOÑA MORENO CLARA EUGENIA NÚÑEZ Associate Professor of Economic History at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain JOSÉ M. ORTIZ-VILLAJOS Associate Professor of Economic History at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain IOANNA SAPFO PEPELASIS Associate Professor of Economic History at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece TEODOSIO PÉREZ-AMARAL Associate Professor of Econometrics at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain SONIA SOTOCA Associate Professor of Econometrics at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain PIER ANGELO TONINELLI Professor of Business and Contemporary History at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy MICHELANGELO VASTA Professor of Economic History at University of Siena, Italy EMMA ZAVARRONE Associate Professor of Applied Statistics at the LiberaUniversità di Lingue e Comunicazione (IULM) in Milan, Italy

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

Aorrng

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List