Business Creation and Political Turmoil

Ireland versus Scotland before 1900

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9624561
AutoresRobin J C Adams (0000-0003-2872-8653, autor correspondente), Gareth Campbell (0000-0002-7387-3449), Christopher Coyle (0009-0001-0225-0228), John D Turner (0000-0001-8543-4374)
Ano2022
Volume96
Fascículo4
Páginas709-739
Data de publicação2022-01-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Business History Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0007680522000885
OpenAlexW4319602651
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas13

What effect does political instability in the form of a potential secession from a political union have on business formation? Using newly collected data on business creation, we show that entrepreneurial activity in Ireland in the late nineteenth century was much lower than Scotland, and this divergence fluctuated over time. Several factors may have contributed to this, but we argue that political uncertainty about the prospect of a devolved government in Ireland played a role. The effects were most acute in the North of Ireland, the region that was most concerned by potential changes

Divergence (linguistics · Economics · Ethnology · Government (linguistics · Northern ireland · Political economy · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Secession · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies