Plus ça Change: Innovation and the spirit of enterprise in Tocqueville’s America

Tocqueville describes the spirit of enterprise—along with the taste for material well-being—as “the distinctive characteristic” of the American people. This paper explores the American spirit of innovation and enterprise, beginning with the centrality of this spirit for America's commercial gre...

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Main Author: HENDERSON, Christine Rodman
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3633
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English