JOSEPH SCHUMPETER
An Austrian American economist and political scientist. Being one of the 20th century’s great economic and political thinkers, Schumpeter is well-known for his theory that explains the activities that result to economic growth in capitalist economist. The theory also focuses on entrepreneurial innovations and its role as the major driver of economic growth. He argues competition among market participants leads to a desire to look out for new ways to develop technology, do business and other kinds of advantages that would raise profit margins and directly affect the businessman’s standard of living.
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