The Railway Revolution

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-15088-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 2304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 5828 g

This impressive collection of turn of the century material reveals the pivotal role of the railway in the Industrial Revolution, and provides a historical background to the modern debate of privatisation. On a broader scale, the material:* demonstrates the problems of transport co-ordination, essential for creating integrated transport systems for the future* places railway development in the context of modern perspectives of institutional economics* shows how modern theories of sunk costs, utility regulation, etc. evolved from academic debate over railway pricing policies.These accessible volumes will be of interest to transport historians, economic historians and economists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Casson, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Early British Railways 1800-1844 [1925] H.G. Lewin 2. Railway Problems [1887] J.S. Jeans 3. English Railways: Their Development and Relation to the State [1915] E. Cleveland Stephens 4. Elements of Railway Economics [1905] W.M. Acworth 5. Studies in the Economics of Overhead Costs [1923] J.M. Clark Economics of Railway Transport [1909] S.C. Williams 6. Rise of Rail Power in War and Conquest 1833-1914 [1915] E.A. Pratt 7. Transport Co-ordination [1929] K. Fenelon