Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German … businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses … during industrialization -- American, British, and German businesses in the interwar period -- Japanese and Chinese …

-- Labour markets in Britain and USA -- The rise in state-dependent employment: the education sector -- The rise in state … Political Economy of State Intervention calls this into question. Through a re-examination of state intervention in the USA and …