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This class examines the role of the entrepreneur in the firm, in the evolving structure of the economy and as a catalyst of social change. From Cantillon to Schumpeter, from Knight to the Harvard Business School, we pursue what the entrepreneur does, his special capacities, his personality. Equipped with these theoretical perspectives, the course focuses upon the determinants of entrepreneurial activity during the critical phase of a country's economic development, specifically, the background against which the major theories of Weber, Schumpeter, McClelland et al. are evaluated in post-Civil War America and contemporary underdeveloped countries. This is not a course for students interested in a business-school-type class or who want to set up their own company. Since much of the course is concerned with sources of entrepreneurial supply, which are founded upon psychogenic or sociogenic dynamics, the class is an interdisciplinary undertaking and majors from sociology and psychology are most welcome.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: ECON110 OR ECON101 Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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