The Railway Revolution
分類: 图书,套装书,
品牌: Mark Casson
基本信息出版社:Routledge丛书名:Making of Business Economics精装:2304页正文语种:英语ISBN:0415150884条形码:9780415150880商品尺寸:28.4 x 25 x 16 cmASIN:0415150884商品描述This impressive collection of turn of the century material reveals the pivotal role of the railway in the Industrial Revolution, and provides a historical background to the modern debate of privatisation. On a broader scale, the material:* demonstrates the problems of transport co-ordination, essential for creating integrated transport systems for the future* places railway development in the context of modern perspectives of institutional economics* shows how modern theories of sunk costs, utility regulation, etc. evolved from academic debate over railway pricing policies.These accessible volumes will be of interest to transport historians, economic historians and economists.