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The Growth of the Capital Creation System

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Agriculture society was a catalyst for capital creation. Society became more structured because a degree of continuing leadership and organization is required for farming. Farmers were entrepreneurs.

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Watson, R.T. (2021). The Growth of the Capital Creation System. In: Capital, Systems, and Objects. Management for Professionals. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9418-2_3

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