Entrepreneurs and Capitalism Since Luther - Rediscovering the Moral Economy

This book studies the history of business, capitalism, and entrepreneurship to examine the values of social and cultural capital and trace the moral legitimations of capitalism from the reformation to today.

List of contents

Chapter 1: From Resources to Wealth

Chapter 2: Protestant Ethnics

Chapter 3: Merchants of Venice

Chapter 4: Aleuts of Kodiak Island

Chapter 5: Memons of Karachi

Chapter 6: Koreans in Los Angeles

Chapter 7: An Undercapitalized Billionaire

Chapter 8: Economic Supermen

Chapter 9: Rogues and Regulators

Chapter 10: Two Worlds of Enterprise

About the author

Ivan Light is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Léo-Paul Dana is professor of business at Dalhousie University.

Summary

This book studies the history of business, capitalism, and entrepreneurship to examine the values of social and cultural capital and trace the moral legitimations of capitalism from the reformation to today.

Product details

• Authors: Leo-paul Dana, Léo-Paul Dana, Ivan Light, Ivan Light Light, Light Ivan
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781793621313
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-131-3
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship