entrepreneurialism

noun

en·​tre·​pre·​neur·​i·​al·​ism ¦än‧trəp(r)ə¦nər‧ēəˌlizəm 

-n(y)u̇r- also -nə̄r-

: the policies, practices, or attitudes of an entrepreneur

With the exception of raw materials, the location of industries is determined not by fixed advantage (either absolute or comparative) but by public policy or private entrepreneurialism.

—Michael Lind, Prospect, January 2003

Word History

Etymology

entrepreneurial + -ism

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