ABSTRACT

Enterpreneurship is central to the market process, and yet most theories of it fail to tackle the problem of how economic agents learn from their experience. This book redresses this by systematically applying the ideas of Karl Popper. It treats the entrepeneur as a theorist who develops conjectures which are then tested by exposure to the market, in an effort to eliminate errors. This is a critical aspect of the development of new ventures, as most entrepeneurial ideas turn out to be mistakes, at least in their original form.

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Part I BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

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Part II THE METHODOLOGY OF THE FALSIFICATIONIST ENTREPRENEUR

chapter 7|42 pages

THE TESTING OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CONJECTURES

chapter 8|33 pages

REFUTATIONS: CAUSES AND DIFFICULTIES

chapter 9|20 pages

SOME INSIGHTS INTO THE MARKET PROCESS

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Part III AGENDA AND CONCLUSIONS