Since Schumpeter, there has been a tradition in the history of the economic thought that has placed Say?s entrepreneur in a filiation Cantillon-Turgot. The aim of this article is to show that this filiation does not exist, even if certain themes such as risk, knowledge or organization of...

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the Classical economists? analysis can serve as a theoretical framework to explain the economic role of luxury. In the 18th century this school of thought was based on the political implications of trade and luxury, conceived as a kind of social...

The entrepreneur is traditionally considered, in the economic analysis, as the core of continuous innovative process which characterizes modern economies. Often positioned as an alternative of the standard economic theory, this framework was mainly elaborated by the evolutionist and Austrian...

In France, luxury has a significant economic weight, in particular regarding added value and employment and it is thus the object of close attention from public authorities. The French ?Industry?s general assemblies? (Etats généraux de l?Industrie) have created a strategic committee...