Andrew Carnegie : an economic biography / / Samuel Bostaph
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| Autore: |
Bostaph Samuel
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| Titolo: |
Andrew Carnegie : an economic biography / / Samuel Bostaph
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015] |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (139 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Industrialists - United States |
| Philanthropists - United States | |
| Steel industry and trade - United States - History | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Andrew Carnegie |
| ISBN: | 0-7391-8984-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797534703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Capitalist thought: studies in philosophy, politics, and economics.