Beyond the entrepreneur as a heroic figurehead of capitalism: Re-representing the lived practices of entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 552-568

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Nadin, Sara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

commercial entrepreneurship; England; informal economy; shadow economy; social entrepreneurship; underground economy

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMMERCIALIZATION; ENTREPRENEUR; HEGEMONY; IDEOLOGY; INFORMAL SECTOR; RURAL AREA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84888069053     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2013.814715     Document Type: Article

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