Small Firms, Large Concerns The Development of Small Business in Comparative Perspective

Name: Small Firms, Large Concerns The Development of Small Business in Comparative Perspective
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ISBN: 9780198293798

ISBN-10: 0198293798

ISBN-13: 9780198293798

Edition: 1998

Authors: Konosuke Odaka, Minoru Sawai

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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.

Book details

List price: $230.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/10/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English



Introduction: Small Business in Historical Perspective, Konosuke Odaka and Minoru Sawai



North America



Moving Outside Manufacturing: Research Perspectives on Small Business in Twentieth-Century America




Small Business in America: An Historical Overview




The Architecture of an Industrial Sector: Size and Structure in Canadian Manufacturing




Europe



Small Firms in the UK




Small-Scale Business in Germany: The Flexible Element of Economic Growth




Small- and Medium-Size Industrial Enterprises in France, 1900-1975




Small Manufacturing Firms and Local Production Systems in Modern Italy




Japan



Historical Features of Japanese Small and Medium Enterprises: A Comparative Economic Approach




The Development of the Putting-out System in Modern Japan: The Case of the Cotton-Weaving Industry




The Role of Technical Education and Public Research Institutes in the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises: The Case of Osaka Between the Wars




Evaluating Japanese Industrial Policy: The Auto-Parts Industry Example



Epilogue: Where Do We Go from Here?