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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813721203321

Autore

Bostaph Samuel

Titolo

Andrew Carnegie : an economic biography / / Samuel Bostaph

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-8984-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Collana

Capitalist thought: studies in philosophy, politics, and economics

Disciplina

338.092

Soggetti

Industrialists - United States

Philanthropists - United States

Steel industry and trade - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneurship, and Entrepreneurs; 2 Early Life in Scotland; 3 Youth in Western Pennsylvania; 4 On the Road to Wealth; 5 A Man of Steel; 6 Labor Relations; 7 Empire Builder; 8 Philanthropist; 9 A Summing Up; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This economic biography examines the rise of Andrew Carnegie from a poverty-stricken childhood to a position of international leadership, philanthropy, and peace advocacy. It presents a dynamic and entrepreneurial economic actor who built an industrial empire by shrewd calculation and innovations in products, technology, and industrial organization.