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Historical Development of Entrepreneurship in the Literature

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This book chapter aims to present a brief and precise historical framework of entrepreneurship by providing readers how the concept emerged, which phases it passed and how it is being discussed under which fields of science today.

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Seckin-Halac, D. (2021). Historical Development of Entrepreneurship in the Literature. In: Ince-Yenilmez, M., Darici, B. (eds) Engines of Economic Prosperity. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76088-5_6

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