Title: French entrepreneurship in the 19th century

Authors: Michel Marchesnay

Addresses: Research Team on Firm and Industry (ERFI), Institute of Entrepreneurial and Managerial Sciences (ISEM), University of Montpellier 1, Rue Vendemiaire (Vendemiaire Street), CS 19519, F 340960, Montpellier Cedex 2, France

Abstract: This paper examines entrepreneurship as it was in France during the 19th century. It explains philosophical origins and the French |lag|, and discusses the ambiguous impact of the revolutionary period.

Keywords: France; entrepreneurship history; French revolution; petite bourgeoisie; Cantillon; nineteenth century.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2009.025084

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2009 Vol.8 No.3, pp.332 - 341

Published online: 12 May 2009 *

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