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Small Business in America: A Historiographic Survey

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  • Blackford, Mansel G.

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Small businesses have held a paradoxical position in U.S. history: their particular forms and structures have received little scholarly attention compared to that devoted to big business, yet they have always been a significant part—social and cultural, as well as economic and political—of American life. This essay discusses the changing views on the role of small-scale enterprise in the United States, outlines the current state of historical research, and suggests profitable areas for future study.

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  • Blackford, Mansel G., 1991. "Small Business in America: A Historiographic Survey," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 65(1), pages 1-26, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhirw:v:65:y:1991:i:01:p:1-26_05
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    1. Oren M. Levin-Waldman, "undated". "Small Business and Welfare Reform, Levy Institute: Survey of Hiring and Employment Practices," Economics Public Policy Brief Archive ppb_51, Levy Economics Institute.
    2. Joong-Hwan Oh, 2008. "The Quest to Understand Self-employment in American Metropolitan Areas," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 45(9), pages 1769-1790, August.

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