02357nam 2200553 450 991081372120332120170919050856.00-7391-8984-0(CKB)3710000000473097(EBL)4085734(SSID)ssj0001545574(PQKBManifestationID)16136197(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001545574(PQKBWorkID)14792506(PQKB)11206205(MiAaPQ)EBC4085734(EXLCZ)99371000000047309720150731h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAndrew Carnegie an economic biography /Samuel BostaphLanham :Lexington Books,[2015]©20151 online resource (139 p.)Capitalist thought: studies in philosophy, politics, and economicsDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-8983-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorThis 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.Capitalist thought: studies in philosophy, politics, and economics.IndustrialistsUnited StatesBiographyPhilanthropistsUnited StatesBiographySteel industry and tradeUnited StatesHistoryIndustrialistsPhilanthropistsSteel industry and tradeHistory.338.092Bostaph Samuel1722875MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813721203321Andrew Carnegie4123667UNINA