Competition made the price of flour and cloth and shoes equal and reasonable; why should it make fares and freights unequal and unreasonable? Few indeed were they who could be made to see that the true cause of complaint was with an economical theory misapplied... The system was, indeed, fairly honeycombed with jobbery and corruption. -from "The Railroad Problem"  In the middle to late 19th century, a morass of civic and social concerns ensnared private corporations-the railroads-that provided what was essentially a public service. The "railroad problem" was only beginning to dramatically impact the United States when, in 1878, Charles Francis Adams, Jr., an expert on railroad management and the future president of the Union Pacific Railroad wrote Railroads: Their Origin and Problems.   Through an exploration of the state of the industry in the U.S., Great Britain, and Europe, Adams examines issues of free trade, corporate power, government support of a public utility, and even social engineering: how do technology and the government's power to tax and subsidize shape society? The great railroads of the 19th century may have passed into history, but the issues they raised continue to concern us today.   American businessman CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR. (1835-1915), the grandson of John Quincy Adams, was educated at Harvard and served in the Union Army during the Civil War, achieving the rank of brigadier general.

Railroads Their Origins and Problems

History

Adams, Charles F.

Americas

Ayer Co. Pub

Features a section on the ABCs of using stamp catalogs, insiders' tips on stamps from the worlds' smallest countries, and information on stamp evaluation

Stamp Collecting

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Dell

Charles Francis Adams 1835-1915: An Autobiography With A Memorial Address Delivered November 17, 1915 By Henry Cabot Lodge

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Biographies & Memoirs

Lodge, Henry Cabot

Arts & Literature

Kessinger Publishing

Managing Financial and Corporate Distress: Lessons from Asia

A World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and Brookings Institution publication More than three years have elapsed since the East Asian financial crisis erupted, threatening economic and financial stability in the region and beyond. Although many of the region's economies have since staged a remarkable turnaround, much additional restructuring and reform is needed. Managing Financial and Corporate Distress: Lessons from Asia, stands out from other works on the East Asian crisis by moving beyond macroeconomic assessments to offer an institutional treatment of the microeconomic aspects of the corporate and bank restructuring. Contributors draw on their practical, hands-on expertise in various aspects of finance to provide complementary perspectives on how best to set in place strong and responsive institutions that might be able to resolve and avoid future crises in other emerging markets.

Business & Money

Economics

Brookings Institution Press

Studies: Military and Diplomatic, 1775 1865

Military

Irvington Pub.

The Magnificent Rogues of San Francisco: A Gallery of Fakers and Frauds, Rascals and Robber Barons, Scoundrels and Scalawags

Pacific Book Pub

California in the Year 2000: A Look into the Future of the Golden State As It Approaches the Millennium

Chapters of Erie, and Other Essays

Engineering & Transportation

ADAMS, HENRY

Transportation

BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research)

Nabu Press

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