Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses
| AUTHOR | Landes, David S. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Books (10/01/2007) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third of today's Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties, revealing what lay behind their successes-and how extravagance, bad behavior, and poor enterprise brought some of them to their knees. A colorful history that is full of surprising conclusions, Dynasties is an engrossing mix of ambition, eccentricity, and wealth.
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ISBN-13:
9780143112471
ISBN-10:
0143112473
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
400
Carton Quantity:
18
Product Dimensions:
5.56 x 0.90 x 8.38 inches
Weight:
0.78 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General
Business & Economics | Economic History
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
338.7
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From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Wealth and Poverty of Nations" comes a fascinating look at the quality that distinguishes a third of todays Fortune 500 companies: family ownership.
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From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third of today's Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties, revealing what lay behind their successes-and how extravagance, bad behavior, and poor enterprise brought some of them to their knees. A colorful history that is full of surprising conclusions, Dynasties is an engrossing mix of ambition, eccentricity, and wealth.
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Author:
Landes, David S.
David Landes is Emeritus Professor of Economics and History at Harvard University and the author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998).
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