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084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aMaurer, Noel _eautore
245	1	4	_aThe Big Ditch : _bHow America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal / _cCarlos Yu, Noel Maurer.
250			_aCourse Book
264		1	_aPrinceton, NJ : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2010]
264		4	_c©2011
300			_a1 online resource (440 p.) : _b1 halftone. 30 line illus. 48 tables. 6 maps.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tList of Illustrations -- _tList of Tables -- _tPreface -- _tOne: Introduction to the Ditch -- _tTwo: Before the Ditch -- _tThree: Preparing the Ditch -- _tFour: Digging the Ditch -- _tFive: Crossing the Ditch -- _tSix: Passed by the Ditch -- _tSeven: Sliding into Irrelevancy -- _tEight: Ditching the Ditch -- _tNine: Concluding the Ditch -- _tNotes -- _tIndex
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aOn August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The Canal's creation is often seen as an example of U.S. triumphalism, but Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu reveal a more complex story. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, The Big Ditch deftly chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal, from Spain's earliest proposals in 1529 through the final handover of the Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999, to the present day. The authors show that the Canal produced great economic dividends for the first quarter-century following its opening, despite massive cost overruns and delays. Relying on geographical advantage and military might, the United States captured most of these benefits. By the 1970s, however, when the Carter administration negotiated the eventual turnover of the Canal back to Panama, the strategic and economic value of the Canal had disappeared. And yet, contrary to skeptics who believed it was impossible for a fledgling nation plagued by corruption to manage the Canal, when the Panamanians finally had control, they switched the Canal from a public utility to a for-profit corporation, ultimately running it better than their northern patrons. A remarkable tale, The Big Ditch offers vital lessons about the impact of large-scale infrastructure projects, American overseas interventions on institutional development, and the ability of governments to run companies effectively.
530			_aIssued also in print.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
650		0	_aImperialism _vEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aImperialism _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aTRANSPORTATION _vGeneral.
650		0	_aTransportation _vGeneral.
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aYu, Carlos _eautore
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836284
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400836284
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