With an ever-changing business landscape, researchers and analysts look to historical trends to better predict the future of modern business. A Comparative History of Commerce and Industry,
Volume II brings together cases in Great Britain, Germany, Japan and the United States to analyze the forces that are shaping the business systems of the future.
This book builds on previous research and analysis to explore the effects of cultural and social foundations in the industrialized world. Beginning with post-World War I laissez-faire
industrialization, David E. McNabb explores historical events and trends that have contributed most to each country’s business system. The book offers insight into the important issues that
future globalization faces such as ethics, the environment, recession and the knowledge economy.
