Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Review of I.C.C. Policies and Practices, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation...91-1, June 24, 25, 1969, Serial No. 91-16
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Review of I.C.C. Policies and Practices
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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The Men Who Loved Trains
Author: Rush Loving
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253000645
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
An award-winning account of a crisis in railroad history: “This absorbing book takes you on an entertaining ride.” —Chicago Tribune A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land—America’s railroads—The Men Who Loved Trains introduces the chieftains who have run the railroads, both those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for themselves, and others who truly loved the industry. As a journalist and associate editor of Fortune magazine who covered the demise of Penn Central and the creation of Conrail, Rush Loving often had a front-row seat to the foibles and follies of this group of men. He uncovers intrigue, greed, lust for power, boardroom battles, and takeover wars and turns them into a page-turning story. He recounts how the chairman of CSX Corporation, who later became George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, managed to make millions for himself while his company drifted in chaos. Yet there were also those who loved trains and railroading—and who played key roles in reshaping transportation in the northeastern United States. This book will delight not only the rail fan, but anyone interested in American business and history. Includes photographs
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253000645
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
An award-winning account of a crisis in railroad history: “This absorbing book takes you on an entertaining ride.” —Chicago Tribune A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land—America’s railroads—The Men Who Loved Trains introduces the chieftains who have run the railroads, both those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for themselves, and others who truly loved the industry. As a journalist and associate editor of Fortune magazine who covered the demise of Penn Central and the creation of Conrail, Rush Loving often had a front-row seat to the foibles and follies of this group of men. He uncovers intrigue, greed, lust for power, boardroom battles, and takeover wars and turns them into a page-turning story. He recounts how the chairman of CSX Corporation, who later became George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, managed to make millions for himself while his company drifted in chaos. Yet there were also those who loved trains and railroading—and who played key roles in reshaping transportation in the northeastern United States. This book will delight not only the rail fan, but anyone interested in American business and history. Includes photographs
The Granger Movement
Author: Charles Francis Adams
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Freight Transport Regulation
Author: Ann Fetter Friedlaender
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The authors of this study evaluate the consequences of deregulation in the rail and trucking industries and, in particular, quantify the efficiency and distributional effects of such a change.
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The authors of this study evaluate the consequences of deregulation in the rail and trucking industries and, in particular, quantify the efficiency and distributional effects of such a change.
Efficient Rent-Seeking
Author: Alan Lockard
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475750552
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Some time ago one of the editors (Gordon Tullock) stumbled on a paradox in the competition for rents. He asked a previous research assistant (William Hunter) to work out some examples and gave a seminar on it. For reasons he cannot recall (but probably bad) he titled his talk `Efficient Rent Seeking'. As Editor of Public Choice he was able to publish without a referee. Incidentally, The Journal of Political Economy had turned it down on the grounds that the economy could not be that chaotic, and hence there must be something wrong even if the referee couldn't put his finger on it. There followed a long series of articles, mainly in Public Choice, in which various distinguished scholars proposed solutions to the paradox. The editor responded by finding fault with these solutions. In this case the editor was arguing against interest. He, like the referee for the JPE, believed that the market works, if not perfectly, at least very well. Nevertheless, the paradox resisted and persisted. It was like the paradox of the liar, and indeed in some cases did show exactly that paradox. Eventually everyone, including the editor, grew tired of the matter and the discussion sort of wound down, although it could not be said that it was either solved or even abated. It also began to appear that it had a much larger scope than just competitive rent seeking. Any contest for wealth, privilege, or prestige in which the chances of winning were affected by the investment of the contestants would appear to be subject to the same problem. The sum of the investments in equilibrium might be much less than the prize or much more. It depended on the structure of the contest, but the range of structures seemed to include almost all economic competition. Clearly, from the standpoint of economics, this was a distressing conclusion. Perhaps the whole vast structure of economic analysis rested on faulty foundations. Speaking frankly, neither of the editors thinks the situation is that desperate. We feel that there is a logical solution, even if we do not know what it is. The purpose of this volume is to attempt to get economists to turn to the problem and, hopefully, solve the paradox. We present here a substantial portion of the literature on the matter. We hope that the readers will be stimulated to think about the problem and, even more, we hope they will be able to solve it.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475750552
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Some time ago one of the editors (Gordon Tullock) stumbled on a paradox in the competition for rents. He asked a previous research assistant (William Hunter) to work out some examples and gave a seminar on it. For reasons he cannot recall (but probably bad) he titled his talk `Efficient Rent Seeking'. As Editor of Public Choice he was able to publish without a referee. Incidentally, The Journal of Political Economy had turned it down on the grounds that the economy could not be that chaotic, and hence there must be something wrong even if the referee couldn't put his finger on it. There followed a long series of articles, mainly in Public Choice, in which various distinguished scholars proposed solutions to the paradox. The editor responded by finding fault with these solutions. In this case the editor was arguing against interest. He, like the referee for the JPE, believed that the market works, if not perfectly, at least very well. Nevertheless, the paradox resisted and persisted. It was like the paradox of the liar, and indeed in some cases did show exactly that paradox. Eventually everyone, including the editor, grew tired of the matter and the discussion sort of wound down, although it could not be said that it was either solved or even abated. It also began to appear that it had a much larger scope than just competitive rent seeking. Any contest for wealth, privilege, or prestige in which the chances of winning were affected by the investment of the contestants would appear to be subject to the same problem. The sum of the investments in equilibrium might be much less than the prize or much more. It depended on the structure of the contest, but the range of structures seemed to include almost all economic competition. Clearly, from the standpoint of economics, this was a distressing conclusion. Perhaps the whole vast structure of economic analysis rested on faulty foundations. Speaking frankly, neither of the editors thinks the situation is that desperate. We feel that there is a logical solution, even if we do not know what it is. The purpose of this volume is to attempt to get economists to turn to the problem and, hopefully, solve the paradox. We present here a substantial portion of the literature on the matter. We hope that the readers will be stimulated to think about the problem and, even more, we hope they will be able to solve it.
Review of I.C.C. Policies and Practices
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Surface Transporation
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Ten Thousand Commandments
Author: Clyde Wayne Crews
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 9781930865655
Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 9781930865655
Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Steering the Elephant
Author: Robert Rector
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Historical Statistics of the United States
Author:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The database has five sections of US data covering: Population, Work and welfare, Economic structure and performance, Economic sectors, Governance and international relations. Data can be downloaded as excel or CSV files, and the help functions are detailed.
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The database has five sections of US data covering: Population, Work and welfare, Economic structure and performance, Economic sectors, Governance and international relations. Data can be downloaded as excel or CSV files, and the help functions are detailed.