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Fritz Redlich and the entrepreneur as God and demon

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  • Rafael Galvão de Almeida

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This work recovers the contribution of Fritz Redlich (1892-1978) to the economicthought. Redlich wrote important works in the disciplines of economic history, entrepreneurshipand business history. Amongst Redlich’s main ideas on the entrepreneur there ishis distinction among different types of entrepreneurs. Redlich was also one of the first authorsto analyze the structural problems of entrepreneurial action, proposing the idea of “demonicentrepreneur”, in which the accumulation of power caused by the entrepreneurial activitydestroys the innovative spirit of the system, turning the entrepreneur into an enemy ofsociety. JEL Classification: B25; L26; N01.

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  • Rafael Galvão de Almeida, 2023. "Fritz Redlich and the entrepreneur as God and demon," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 43(3), pages 670-685.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:43:y:2023:i:3:p:670-685:id:2423
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    Keywords

    Fritz Redlich; entrepreneurship; critical entrepreneurship studies; business history;
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    JEL classification:

    • B25 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Austrian; Stockholm School
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • N01 - Economic History - - General - - - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods

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