Business History: Complexities and Comparisons

A major new textbook on business history, this innovative and unusual work has brought together the expertise of two internationally renowned authors to provide an exceptional resource for all students of business history. Global in scope, this volume adopts a comparative approach, examining both the major players (Europe, US and Japan) and emerging economies (China, the Far East and South America) as well as covering developments that have taken place in business over the last two centuries. Focusing mainly on 'big business' Amatori and Colli critically analyze 'the firm' and its interaction with the evolution of economic, technological and political systems at micro and macro levels to trace the evolution of a national or a macro-regional system. An outstanding textbook, its historical/historiographical analysis of the development large corporations is a must have for all students studying courses in business history.Amatori, Franco is the author of 'Business History: Complexities and Comparisons', published 2009 under ISBN 9780415423960 and ISBN 0415423961.