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Searching for the invisible man

Economics rediscovers the entrepreneur

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THE French, according to George Bush, have no word for them, economic theory has surprisingly little room for them, and it is a mystery why anyone would choose to be one of them. Entrepreneurs are the leading men of capitalism, the venturesome protagonists who move the plot forward. But economic theory gives them few if any lines to read.

This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "Searching for the invisible man"

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