Big is beautiful : debunking the myth of small business /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Atkinson, Robert D. (Author)
Group Author: Lind, Michael, 1962-
Published: The MIT Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: ix, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780262037709
026203770X
9780262537100
0262537109
Index Number: HD69
CLC: F279.712
Call Number: F279.712/A877
Contents: Part I. History and present trends. Belittled : how small became beautiful -- Why business got big : a brief history -- Understanding US firm size and dynamics -- Part II. The advantages of size. The bigger the better : the economics of firm size -- Small business job creation : myth versus reality -- The myth of the genius in the garage : big innovation -- Small business in a big world -- Part III. Politics and policy. A republic, if you can keep it : big business and democracy -- The strange career of antitrust -- Brandeis is back : the fall and rise of the antimonopoly tradition -- Has big business gotten too big? -- Small business cronyism : policies favoring small business -- Living with giants.