Small Firms, Large Concerns: The Development of Small Business in Comparative Perspective (Fuji Conference Series) [Hardcover]

Konosuke Odaka (Editor), Minoru Sawai (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198293798 | ISBN-13: 978-0198293798 | Publication Date: June 10, 1999

In Small Firms, Large Concerns, G-7 researchers and scholars follow the process of small business development in North America, Europe, and Japan. They examine economic growth and social stability; the links between small and big business; and the resilience and vulnerability of small business management.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`The book gives an interesting ... survey of the various systems of small business to be found in the most advanced economies of the world and considers the historical and cultural determinants of their performance and vitality.' Andrea Colli, Business History, Vol.42, No. 3. July 00.

`This collection of essays offers a valuable introduction to the evolving historical literature on small business and probes the limitations of our current knowledge... a noteworhty contribution to the literature on small business... I highly recommend it for historians, economists, and others concerned with the development of small enterprise.' Jonathan Bean, Enterprise and Society

About the Author

Konosuke Odaka is a Professor, Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University. Minoru Sawai is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics at Osaka University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198293798
• ISBN-13: 978-0198293798
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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