A.-R.-J. Turgot and the Construction of an Economic Agent called Entrepreneur

Jose Menudo () and José Mª O’kean ()
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José Mª O’kean: Department of Economics, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

No 06.25, Working Papers from Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics

Abstract: The entrepreneurial function as just one factor of production is actually being the point of a depth discussion in entrepreneurship research. It could be the cause of some confusion which impeders theoretical developments and it also makes difficult the effectiveness of pro-entrepreneurial programs. The aim of this article is to analyse the origin of this factor of production. For this purpose, we look back to the 18th century in order to analyze Turgot’s works (1727-1781) by means of a new conceptual framework that distinguishes between different productive agents. A series of analytical problems are exposed when the entrepreneurship is linked to a separate economic agent.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; History of economic thought; Turgot; methodology. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B1 B11 B41 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2006-10
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