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Liverpool slave merchant entrepreneurial networks, 1725–1807

McDade, Katie·2011·Business History
DOI 10.1080/00076791.2011.590933
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Liverpool surpassed Bristol as Britain's premier slave trading port in the mid-eighteenth century, but the reasons for Liverpool's eventual dominance remain debated. This article utilises the theoretical framework of entrepreneurship and notions of capital applied within associational networks to determine whether or not Liverpool merchants had a ‘particular spirit of enterprise’ which enabled their success. An analysis of the trends in investment patterns of Liverpool slave voyages demonstrates that Liverpool merchants managed voyages in comparatively larger investment groups. Thus, they had greater access to knowledge, skills and resources, which allowed for more competitive advantages to their trade.

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Authors
McDade, K.
Affiliations
a School of History , University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Venue
Business History
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2011-10-03
Volume
53
Issue
7
Pages
1092-1109
ISSN
  • 0007-6791
  • 1743-7938
DOI
10.1080/00076791.2011.590933
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11
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Language
en

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