Comments on: Samizdata quote for the day

By: Paul Marks

Paul Marks — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:35:06 +0000

Let us not forget Richard Cantillion.

For all his naughty deeds, Cantillion was the great founder of work on the entrepreneur – and his work was not improved upon for at least a century and a half after he died (in 1734 – although there are some who think differently).

By: Bernie

Bernie — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:24:25 +0000

I think a large part of the problem of recognising entrepreneurs is that they are individuals and there occurence in any particular group is not predictable by the methods favoured by the social “sciences”.

By: Johnathan Pearce

Johnathan Pearce — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:58:33 +0000

Pencer, indeed. Schumpeter was very important in re-igniting interest in this side of economics. I cannot obviously mention them all but he does deserve a plug, so thanks.

By: Pencer

Pencer — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:09:25 +0000

Don’t forget Shumpeter! His work forms the basis of evolutionary economics and work on entrepreneurialism.

By: Verity

Verity — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:28:08 +0000

Oddly enough, Johnathan, I read this (Link) this morning and was thinking of sending it to you as it is right up your alley, but you can't click on names and get an email address any more, so I sent it to the editors. But here is a brilliant entrepreneur with lashings of vision and drive and it fits right in to this subject. His idea is incredibly simple, he put it into effect, and he has improved the lot of millions of people. In other words, the water rose and all their boats went up, to quote PJ.