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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leo-Paul Dana, Léo-Paul Dana, Ivan Light, Ivan Light Light, Light Ivan
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781793621313
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-131-3
• Pagine: 180
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship