Enterprise Past and Present

John Benson on the history of attempting to encourage people into self-employment and entrepreneurship.

‘We have got to go in and restore enterprise in inner cities', argues the British Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, 'we need people working for themselves, setting up new small businesses.' Self-employment among young people, claims the Prince of Wales, represents an important step towards the development of job-creating businesses.

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