{"product_id":"the-business-community-of-seventeenth-century-england-hardback-9780521434508","title":"The Business Community of Seventeenth-Century England (Hardback) 9780521434508","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Business Community of Seventeenth-Century England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive study of the business community in a pre-industrial economy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Grassby (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521434508, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 October 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e646 pages, 9 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4 cm, 1.11 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...the book is engaging and enjoyable to read and should convert anyone who still believes business is boring.\"    Nuala Zahedieh, Jrnl of Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis comprehensive study explores all aspects of the English business community as it developed between 1590 and 1720. Drawing on largely untapped records of private firms as well as on institutional archives, Richard Grassby describes and explains the economic and technical structure of business in a pre-industrial economy and examines the ways in which social values, demographic factors, the family, the state and religion distributed talent, trained and motivated businessmen and determined their life style. The important conclusion which emerges from his study is that individual initiative and a fluid social structure largely account for differences in response to economic opportunities between England and other pre-industrial societies. His book offers an empirically based analysis of why men entered business, how they lived and worked and what they achieved, and it will appeal to all who wish to understand the dynamics of pre-industrial growth and the interaction between business and society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Questions and sources\u003cbr\u003e 1. The status of business\u003cbr\u003e 2. Obstacles to entry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Funding and risk\u003cbr\u003e 4. Necessity and choice\u003cbr\u003e 5. The pattern of recruitment\u003cbr\u003e 6. Skills and motivation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Politics and government\u003cbr\u003e 8. The measure of success\u003cbr\u003e 9. Religion and ethics\u003cbr\u003e 10. Family structure\u003cbr\u003e 11. Consumption and leisure\u003cbr\u003e 12. A symbiotic culture\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Private enterprise in a pre-industrial economy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005804269848,"sku":"9780521434508","price":122.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521434508i_8f85e404-8525-4177-9788-5ed594553991.jpg?v=1691381802","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-business-community-of-seventeenth-century-england-hardback-9780521434508","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}