Overview: Analyzes Latin America, and specifically Chile, as a rapidly growing field of interest for business historians.Brings some of Chile‘s best research to the attention of an international audience.Examin.Throughout the twentieth century, the Chilean business elite has played a central role in the country, not just as entrepreneurs but also as political and social actors. The chapters in this book, the first in English on the history of Chilean business, focus on the importance of diversified family business groups in twentieth-century Chile, their dynamics, organisation, and management,
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