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Growth against development : the economic impact of railroads in Porfirian Mexico / John H. Coatsworth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coatsworth, John H., 1940-
- Series:
- ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Origins of modern Mexico
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Mexico--History.
- Railroads.
- Mexico--History--1867-1910.
- Mexico.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 249 p. ) ill., maps ;
- Place of Publication:
- DeKalb, Ill. : Northern Illinois University Press, 1981.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Transportation and transport policy in Mexico
- Railroad passenger services: Resource savings and internal migration
- Railroad freight services: Resource savings and economic growth
- Linkage and leakage: The structural impact of the railroads
- Railroads and the new concentration of land ownership
- Conclusions and comments.
- Notes:
- Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of Chicago.
- Includes bibliography (p. [233]-241) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780875806006
- 0875806007
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb02743 hdl
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