Economic Theory of the Craftsman Entrepreneur -Operational Concepts-

The aim of this article is not to bring new concepts and new empirical data, but to articulate an abounding aspect. Our problem is as follows: knowing and contrary to widespread belief that the craft and the craftsman are not immutable economic and historical categories, how can we in terms of economic theory consider that the artisan as an entrepreneur today? What are the criteria in general to define the entrepreneur? Entrepreneurship? Innovation? The challenge? Personal enrichment? In an attempt to provide a clear answer to this complex question, we proceed in two stages. A quick overview of the economy of the contractor, which leads us, in fact, to show that the contractor is not embodied by a particular individual however, the entrepreneur embodies a dynamic economy, the change and the innovation that characterize capitalism. Therefore, the scope of this paper is built on two fundamental aspects: firstly, we will identify the foundations of economic theory of entrepreneurship through a survey, and in a secondly, we will start from standard criteria on which the economists consensus to define the entrepreneur, we present the applicability of the theory of artisan contractor.