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Vorindustrielle Unternehmer? Ökonomische Akteure und Betriebsformen im 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert

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  • Gorißen Stefan

    (Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft, Philosophie u, Bielefeld, Deutschland)

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In recent economic history entrepreneurship seems to be a subject that is only dealt with in modern industrial societies, although the term is often used even in reference to medieval and early modern trading companies. Given this confusion in terminology this article proposes to define enterprise in terms of transaction costs-theory and to assess the building of enterprises as a process of vertical integration. In pre-industrial times this relates mostly the integration of production and distribution in a common entrepreneurial framework. In order to supply evidence in favour of this model the article looks at three protoindustrial production systems: wool production in the Aachen region; iron and steel processing trades in the duty of Berg; and the linen trades in Silesia.

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  • Gorißen Stefan, 2012. "Vorindustrielle Unternehmer? Ökonomische Akteure und Betriebsformen im 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert," Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, De Gruyter, vol. 53(2), pages 39-61, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jbwige:v:53:y:2012:i:2:p:39-61:n:3
    DOI: 10.1524/jbwg.2012.0014
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