A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise
Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia
Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History, Career Planning & Job Hunting, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Small Business
| Author: | Thomas M. Doerflinger | ISBN: | 9780807839386 |
| Publisher: | Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press | Publication: | December 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas M. Doerflinger |
| ISBN: | 9780807839386 |
| Publisher: | Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press |
| Publication: | December 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press |
| Language: | English |
A social, economic, and political study of Philadelphia merchants, this study presents both the spirit and statistics of merchant life. Doerflinger studies the Philadelphia merchant community from three perspectives: their commercial world, their confrontation with the Revolution and its aftermath, and their role in diversifying the local economy. The analysis of entrepreneurship dominates the study and challenges long-standing assumptions about American economic history.
A social, economic, and political study of Philadelphia merchants, this study presents both the spirit and statistics of merchant life. Doerflinger studies the Philadelphia merchant community from three perspectives: their commercial world, their confrontation with the Revolution and its aftermath, and their role in diversifying the local economy. The analysis of entrepreneurship dominates the study and challenges long-standing assumptions about American economic history.
