Railroads And Local Economic Development
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Author |
: Michael R. Haines |
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Total Pages |
: 36 |
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: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:255387682 |
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: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Railroads and Local Economic Development by : Michael R. Haines
We use county and individual-level data from 1850 and 1860 to examine the economic impact of gaining access to a railroad. Previous studies have found that rail access was positively correlated with the value of agricultural land at a point in time, and have interpreted this correlation as evidence that rail access chiefly benefitted agricultural land owners in the manner predicted by the Hekscher-Ohlin or Von Theunen models. We use a difference-in-difference strategy, comparing changes in outcomes in counties that gained rail access in the 1850s to those that either gained access earlier or did not have access before the Civil War. Most of the estimated effects are small and the signs are not wholly consistent with either model, under the null hypothesis that agriculture was the chief beneficiary of rail access. For example, we find that rail access appears to have increased urbanization, raised the likelihood of participation in the service sector, decreased agricultural yields, and reduced the share of improved acreage in total land area, opposite to the patterns predicted by either the Heckscher-Ohlin or Von Theunen models.
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Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 1992 |
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: IOWA:31858022532364 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Public Sector Participation in Local Rail Service Projects with an Economic Development Focus by :
Author |
: Patrick O'Brien |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 144 |
Release |
: 2014-11-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317576884 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317576888 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New Economic History of the Railways (Routledge Revivals) by : Patrick O'Brien
The book, first published in 1977, contrasts new and older approaches to the history of transport and outlines a critical exposition of the methods used to quantify the contribution of railways to economic growth by means of counterfactual speculation and the measurement of social savings. The author also outlines and appraises an alternative measure of the impact of railways, namely the social rate of return on capital invested in railways. The final chapters are concerned with the effects on growth generated by the construction and diffusion of railways through expenditure on labour, capital goods and industrial inputs and through their effects on the integration of markets, and patterns of location.
Author |
: Elisabeth Köll |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 417 |
Release |
: 2019-01-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674368170 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674368177 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Railroads and the Transformation of China by : Elisabeth Köll
As a vehicle to convey both the history of modern China and the complex forces still driving the nation’s economic success, rail has no equal. Railroads and the Transformation of China is the first comprehensive history, in any language, of railroad operation from the last decades of the Qing Empire to the present. China’s first fractured lines were built under semicolonial conditions by competing foreign investors. The national system that began taking shape in the 1910s suffered all the ills of the country at large: warlordism and Japanese invasion, Chinese partisan sabotage, the Great Leap Forward when lines suffered in the “battle for steel,” and the Cultural Revolution, during which Red Guards were granted free passage to “make revolution” across the country, nearly collapsing the system. Elisabeth Köll’s expansive study shows how railroads survived the rupture of the 1949 Communist revolution and became an enduring model of Chinese infrastructure expansion. The railroads persisted because they were exemplary bureaucratic institutions. Through detailed archival research and interviews, Köll builds case studies illuminating the strength of rail administration. Pragmatic management, combining central authority and local autonomy, sustained rail organizations amid shifting political and economic priorities. As Köll shows, rail provided a blueprint for the past forty years of ambitious, semipublic business development and remains an essential component of the PRC’s politically charged, technocratic economic model for China’s future.
Author |
: Robert William Fogel |
Publisher |
: Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 1970 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105001945729 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Railroads and American Economic Growth by : Robert William Fogel
Author |
: Elisabeth Köll |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 417 |
Release |
: 2019-01-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674916425 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674916425 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Railroads and the Transformation of China by : Elisabeth Köll
As a vehicle to convey both the history of modern China and the complex forces still driving the nation’s economic success, rail has no equal. Railroads and the Transformation of China is the first comprehensive history, in any language, of railroad operation from the last decades of the Qing Empire to the present. China’s first fractured lines were built under semicolonial conditions by competing foreign investors. The national system that began taking shape in the 1910s suffered all the ills of the country at large: warlordism and Japanese invasion, Chinese partisan sabotage, the Great Leap Forward when lines suffered in the “battle for steel,” and the Cultural Revolution, during which Red Guards were granted free passage to “make revolution” across the country, nearly collapsing the system. Elisabeth Köll’s expansive study shows how railroads survived the rupture of the 1949 Communist revolution and became an enduring model of Chinese infrastructure expansion. The railroads persisted because they were exemplary bureaucratic institutions. Through detailed archival research and interviews, Köll builds case studies illuminating the strength of rail administration. Pragmatic management, combining central authority and local autonomy, sustained rail organizations amid shifting political and economic priorities. As Köll shows, rail provided a blueprint for the past forty years of ambitious, semipublic business development and remains an essential component of the PRC’s politically charged, technocratic economic model for China’s future.
Author |
: Albert Fishlow |
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Total Pages |
: 486 |
Release |
: 1966 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105041448874 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Railroads and the Transformation of the Antebellum Economy by : Albert Fishlow
Awarded the David A. Wells Prize 1963-64.
Author |
: Saptarshi Mitra |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2021-08-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783030768782 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3030768783 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Railway Transportation in South Asia by : Saptarshi Mitra
This book discusses policy instruments for sustainable infrastructure developments. Railways are one of the most important developmental instruments of a region, province, or country. They play a crucial role in economic development, urban growth, urban mobility, regional susceptibility, market integration, and world trade. Railways are an integral part of regional and urban development, both in terms of freight and passenger transport. By offering case studies from various regions and cities in South Asia, this book examines the evolution of railway transportation and the impact of these infrastructure projects on regional and urban development. It examines the interactions between evolving infrastructures and competing demands and considers the negative and positive externalities of railway transportation for people, places, and locations. The contributions analyze issues such as network infrastructure planning and technological development, passenger mobility and satisfaction, vulnerability to environmental impacts, and cross-border trade.
Author |
: Frank Bruinsma |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 409 |
Release |
: 2007-12-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783790819724 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3790819727 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Railway Development by : Frank Bruinsma
The role of railways in urban development is the subject of this book. The central aim is to inquire into how especially the development of high-speed rail and light rail links will affect European cities. The analyses are carried out with special attention given to the broader institutional environment of the railway system, including the shift toward privatised railway companies and internationalisation.
Author |
: Arthur Mellen Wellington |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 1030 |
Release |
: 1887 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:HB1LG8 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (G8 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways by : Arthur Mellen Wellington