| Early Merchant Families of Sydney: Speculation and Risk Management on the Fringes of Empire Contributor(s): Holcomb, Janette (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783081252 ISBN-13: 9781783081257 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Commerce - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 325.3 |
| Series: Anthem-ASP Australasia Publishing Programme |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.53 lbs) 358 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Establishing business enterprise in a tiny, remote penal settlement appears to defy the principles of sustainable demand and supply. Yet early Sydney attracted a number of business entrepreneurs, including Campbell, Riley and Walker. If the development of private enterprise in early colonial Australia is counterintuitive, an understanding of its rationale, nature and risk strategies is the more imperative. This book traces the development of private enterprise in Australia through a study of the antecedents, connections and commercial activities of early Sydney merchants. |