Big is beautiful : debunking the myth of small business /
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The MIT Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
Publication Dates: | [2018] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | ix, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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. |