The dragon and the iron horse : the economics of railroads in China, 1876-1937 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Huenemann, Ralph William, 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1984.
Series:Harvard East Asian monographs ; 109.
Subjects:
Railroads > China > History.
15.75 history of Asia.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
Railroads
Spoorwegen.
China
China > Railways > Economic aspects, 1876-1937
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • The Policy Conundrum
  • The Tempo of Construction, 1876-1937
  • Skinning the Ox Twice
  • The Structure of Railroad Costs
  • The Causes of Financial Distress
  • Assessing the Economic Benefits
  • Conclusions
  • Detailed Construction Data
  • Yields on Chinese Sterling Railway Bonds of 1899-1913: Notes and Sources for Table 7
  • Estimating the True Interest Rates on Chinese Railway Loans, 1898-1914: Notes and Sources for Table 10
  • The Impact of Foreign-Exchange Fluctuations on Railway Debt Payments: Notes and Sources for Table 32
  • Estimating the Railway Traffic in China: Notes and Sources for Table 33
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • General Glossary
  • Place-Name Glossary
  • Index
  • Harvard East Asian Monographs.

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