
Everyone is an Entrepreneur
Selling Economic Self-Determination in a Post-Soviet World
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About this book
"An intelligent exploration of the psychology of the entrepreneur and the toxic effects of authoritarianism."âKirkus Reviews "An intriguing economics text addressed to post-Soviet Bloc audiences who are interested in business development⌠a compelling picture of the changes wrought by economic shifts."âForeword Clarion Reviews Westerners today grow up with abundant opportunities to determine their own values, identities, and roles in society. But for generations, millions who lived under Soviet rule in the USSR had these essential freedoms withheld, determined instead by a central authority that claimed the right to choose for them and enforce their compliance. Thirty years after the Soviet Union's decisive collapse, the old communist paradigm continues to limit those who come of age in a post-Soviet world. Everyone Is an Entrepreneurshowcases the experience of an American author acclimating to life in the developing post-Soviet economy of Armenia. Along the way, he examines how the intelligent and hardworking people he lives among are stuck in a state of transition away from all-encompassing, bureaucratic control. They struggle to adjust to the responsibilities of economic self-determination because they have never learned how to see the world through entrepreneurial eyes. Entrepreneurship is a principled way of seeing the world, a paradigm that applies to people in all cultural and economic circumstances: Artists, office workers, doctors, teachers, farmers, and laborers alike. By adopting this universal outlook, anyone can produce more wealth, accomplish bigger goals, and take control of their life like never before.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- The Stifled Flowering of Entrepreneurship in a Post-Soviet Culture
- Section I: What Wealth Is and Where It Comes From
- Section II: How Entrepreneurial Thinking Leads to Wealth Accumulation
- Section III: Anti-Entrepreneurial Biases, Misinformation, and Obstacles
- Section IV: The Natural Laws and Qualities of Entrepreneurial Interaction
- Section V: Entrepreneurship Applied in Reality
- Conclusion: The Economy Runs on Choice
- Appendix: Diehlâs Principled Glossary of Entrepreneurial Terms