The New Economic History of the Railways (Routledge Revivals)
1st Edition
Published on 13. November 2014
134 pages
978-1-317-57689-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
6,48 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-57689-1 (9781317576891)
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Content
Tables and Diagrams; Introduction; 1. New and Older Approaches to Economic History 2. Social Savings, Counterfactuals and Social Rates of Return 3. Social Savings and Associated Counterfactuals in the Context of Economic Growth 4. Social Rates of Return on Investment in Railways 5. Feedback from Railways 6. Forward Linkages; Conclusions; Appendix 1- A Survey and Appraisal of the Data; Bibliography; Index
