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The Population of Non-corporate Business Proprietors in England and Wales 1891–1911

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cam.issuedOnline2018-12-12
cam.orpheus.successThu Jan 30 10:52:46 GMT 2020 - Embargo updated
datacite.issupplementedby.doi10.17863/CAM.26376
dc.contributor.authorBennett, RJ
dc.contributor.authorSmith, H
dc.contributor.authorMontebruno, P
dc.contributor.orcidBennett, Robert [0000-0003-3940-1760]
dc.contributor.orcidSmith, Harry [0000-0002-0961-9411]
dc.contributor.orcidMontebruno, Piero [0000-0001-8010-7446]
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-09T00:30:50Z
dc.date.available2019-01-09T00:30:50Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis article uses population censuses to provide the first consistent counts of the population of business proprietors for 1891–1911. After appropriate adjustments for imperfect Census design the article confirms the persistence of own account self-employed as the most common businesses throughout the period. However, it identifies a turning point around 1901 when the business numbers decisively shifted towards larger firms, where employers with waged workers began substituting for many own account businesses. Developments were, however, multi-faceted, with important sector differences, and some fields of female business beginning to take off over the period, especially in retail and the professions.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research has been supported by the ESRC under project grant ES/M010953: ‘Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses’.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.34973
dc.identifier.eissn1743-7938
dc.identifier.issn0007-6791
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/287659
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2018.1534959
dc.subjectbusiness proprietors
dc.subjectself-employed
dc.subjectemployers
dc.subjectsector change
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectfemale entrepreneurship
dc.subjectCensus
dc.subjectfamily firms
dc.subjectsole proprietors
dc.subjectprofessions
dc.subjectmaker-dealers
dc.subjectretail
dc.subjectmanufacturers
dc.subjectmining
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.titleThe Population of Non-corporate Business Proprietors in England and Wales 1891–1911
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-10-09
prism.publicationNameBusiness History
pubs.funder-project-idEconomic and Social Research Council (ES/M010953/1)
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2018-10-09
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1080/00076791.2018.1534959

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