Taming Capitalism Before Its Triumph

Robust historical study of the entrepreneurial 'projector' in early modern England, and the part this widely stigmatised figure played in taming the excesses of incipient, early modern capitalism. As a book-length academic history text, the depth of evidence and level of detail was greater than my requirements, but it's well-written, with the early and concluding chapters did a good job of sketching a particular historical trajectory. I particularly appreciated the work Yamamoto does in connecting his arguments to contemporary debates about corporate social responsibility, innovation, and extractivist or rentier capitalism.