Public and Private Operation of Railways in Brazil / Julian Smith Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Julian Smith, author.

Series:

Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 367

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1932]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the development of the railways in Brazil where the Imperial government of Brazil subsidized private capital in the form of a guarantee of interest on capital invested. Also looks at the special problems caused by the topography of Brazil.

Contents:

Frontmatter

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I

CHAPTER I. DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAILWAY POLICY OF THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT: 1835-1874

CHAPTER II. THE SECOND PERIOD OF THE EMPIRE 1874 - 1889

CHAPTER III. THE FIRST PERIOD OF THE REPUBLIC 1890-1914

CHAPTER IV. THE SECOND PERIOD OF THE REPUBLIC 1915-1930

PART II

CHAPTER V. THE REDE SUL MINEIRA UNDER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OPERATION 1910-1919, 1920-1930

CHAPTER VI. The Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana UNDER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OPERATION 1910-1919, 1920-1930

CHAPTER VII. THE Viação Ferrea do Rio Grande de Sul UNDER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OPERATION 1910-1919, 1920-1930

PART III

CHAPTER VIII. COMPARISON BETWEEN THE Companhia Mogyana de Estradas de Ferro AND THE Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana

CHAPTER IX. A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE Estrada de Ferro Central do Brazil AND THE Companhia Paidista de Estradas de Ferro

CHAPTER X. FACTORS COMMON TO ALL CLASS I RAILWAYS

CHAPTER XI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88888-0

OCLC:

1100462857