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Public and Private Operation of Railways in Brazil /

Duncan, Julian Smith

Public and Private Operation of Railways in Brazil / Julian Smith Duncan. - 1 online resource - Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 367 .

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

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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.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780231924726 9780231888882

10.7312/dunc92472 doi


TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General.