Bøger af Mansel G. Blackford

From the colonial era to the present day, small businesses have been an integral part of American life. This study explores the central but ever-changing role they have played in the nation's economic, political and cultural development, across manufacturing, sales, services and farming.

Ranging from the Hawaiian Archipelago to the Aleutian Islands, from Silicon Valley to Guam, this book presents an account of economic and environmental change in the postwar ""American"" Pacific. It also investigates the effort to remake Hiroshima as a high-tech city in the 1990s, an attempt inspired by the perceived success of Silicon Valley.

This work chronicles the growth - and the growing pains - of the tourist economy on Maui. It takes the readers into the heart of this island paradise to reveal the complexity of economic and environmental issues, especially as perceived by Maui's residents since the 1950s.

Making Seafood Sustainable shows how and why sustainable fishing and seafood management can work by looking at past success stories in dealing with the global overfishing crisis, especially in American waters.

Compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era. This book pays attention to connections between business development and political, social, and cultural changes. It addresses both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing firms, small firms as well as big businesses.