The Rise of Modern Business
Great Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan, and China

Mansel G. Blackford (Author)

9780807858868

Paperback / softback, published 19 May 2008

296 pages
23.5 x 15.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.452 kg

A major and helpful analytical framework and a rich review of recent literature.- Choice;

""An invaluable introduction to the rich variety of business experience in the leading capitalist economies.""- Thomas K. McCraw, Harvard University;

""This book is one that students will return to regularly to get their bearings in a broad field.""- Journal of American History;

""Engaging and informative.""- CHOICE;

""Engaging and informative.""- CHOICE

The Rise of Modern Business compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era to the present. Paying close attention to connections between business development and political, social, and cultural changes, Blackford addresses both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing firms, small firms as well as big businesses. For this third edition, he updates his study in light of new scholarship, with special attention paid to the structural diversity of business firms and with a timely discussion about the reciprocal relationship between business and the environment. The business history of Germany is extensively updated, and there is entirely new coverage of the business history of China, a country whose growing political and economic prowess on the world stage demands the historical and contextual understanding of business scholars today.