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Age of enterprise : rediscovering the New Zealand entrepreneur, 1880-1910 / Ian Hunter.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hunter, Ian, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Entrepreneurship--New Zealand--History.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Industries--New Zealand--History.
- Industries.
- Commerce.
- History.
- New Zealand--Commerce--History.
- New Zealand.
- New Zealand--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- New Zealand Region.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- This history illustrates how entrepreneurship and innovation transformed the New Zealand economy in the 19th century--an otherwise bleak period in international economics. Drawing on case studies and historical evidence, this analysis explores the typical characteristics of these businessmen--"What qualities did they display? What role did they play in economic expansion?"--and discusses how small, local firms took advantage of industrial giants' protracted movements.
- Contents:
- 1 The Entrepreneur 9
- 2 Seeds in the Ground: 1820-1880 25
- 3 Age of Enterprise: 1880-1910 43
- 4 The Problem of Origins 73
- 5 Attitudes to Enterprise and Industry 87
- 6 Social Capital and Immigrant Entrepreneurship 112
- 7 Overcoming Scarcity: Capital and the Entrepreneur 137
- 8 Pursuing Innovation 165
- 9 Risk, Persistence, and Focus: A Lifecycle of the Entrepreneur 200
- 10 Conclusion: The Unsung Entrepreneur 234
- Appendix Entrepreneurs in Case Analysis 253.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-277) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781869403812
- 1869403819
- OCLC:
- 125415408
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