Risk and Failure in English Business 1700-1800 |
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Author:
| Hoppit, Julian |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-52258-1 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first major study of bankruptcy in eighteenth-century England. Typically, business enterprise in this period has been seen as a success story. But this is a myth, for thousands of businesses failed, hounded by their creditors into bankruptcy and ignominy.
This is the first major study of bankruptcy in eighteenth-century England. Typically, business enterprise in this period has been seen as a success story. But this is a myth, for thousands of businesses failed, hounded by their creditors into bankruptcy and ignominy.