The Rise of Modern Business in Great Britain, the United States, and JapanNewly revised and updated, this book compares and analyzes the development of business from the preindustrial era to the present. Pays close attention to connections between business development and political, social, and cultural changes. |
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Contents
Preindustrial Business | 6 |
Industrialization | 30 |
The Rise of Big Business in America | 51 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Rise of Modern Business in Great Britain, the United States, and Japan |
| Author | Mansel G. Blackford |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of North Carolina Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Apr 24, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0807842028, 9780807842027 |
| Length | 176 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Development / Business Development |
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