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Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950) is one of the most fascinating and influential economists of the twentieth century, renowned for his brilliant and unorthodox insights into the nature of capitalism. His students include leading economists such as Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow and the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan.
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This is the first book I read about the role of entrepreneurs in the economy. I have mixed feelings about it.
It’s filled with insights but it is also deeply flawed. Entrepreneurs drive economic development and engage in “creative destruction.” The market is about change rather than equilibrium. These are both great insights.
But history has refuted Schumpeter’s Nietzschean view that entrepreneurship is confined to “captains of industry” with unusual personality traits, and his attempts to explain business cycles is unpersuasive.
From David's list on The best books for understanding how societies develop.
This book is the starting point of the widespread study of innovation in Economics providing not only basic definitions still in use in the field today, but also fundamental insights into the relationships between innovation, profits, competition, business cycles, and other economic phenomena.
I first read this as a doctoral student and its weaving of innovation as a major driver of economic development and growth was an eye-opener and contrasted with much of the current literature at that time.
From Paul's list on The best books to begin the study of the economics of innovation.
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