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Verlag: New York; London: The MacMillan Company, 1928
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First Edition. Publisher's navy cloth, very good. Quite a well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean, and sharp cornered. Some minor dulling to the spine bands. ; 478 pages; Description: xiv p. , 1 l. , 478 p. Illus. (maps) 23 cm. Signed by rpevious owner. Subjects: Railroads and state. Railroads and state --United…States. 3 Kg.
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Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (United States, Railroads) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Government Ownership and Operation of Railroads' is a comprehensive study examining one of the most significant debates in early 20th-century economic and political policy. Written by Walter M.W. Splawn, this work provides a detailed analysis of the practical and theoretical implications of…state-controlled rail systems. At a time when the efficiency and regulation of transportation networks were central to national development, Splawn explores the historical context of railroad management and evaluates the potential consequences of transitioning from private to public oversight.
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Government Ownership and Operation of Railroads' is a comprehensive study examining one of the most significant debates in early 20th-century economic and political policy. Written by Walter M.W. Splawn, this work provides a detailed analysis of the practical and theoretical implications of state-c…ontrolled rail systems. At a time when the efficiency and regulation of transportation networks were central to national development, Splawn explores the historical context of railroad management and evaluates the potential consequences of transitioning from private to public oversight.
Verlag: The Macmillan Company, New York, 1928
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Printing [Stated]. xiv, [2], 478, [2] pages. Maps and Tables. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Signed by the author on page facing the title page. Front cover damaged/bent. Cover has some wear and soiling. Walter Marshall William Splawn (June 16, 1883 - January 17, 1963) was an American lawyer and e…conomist. Splawn graduated from Baylor University in 1906 with a bachelor's of arts degree. Splawn taught at his alma mater from 1910 to 1912, then began the practice of law in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a master's of arts degree at Yale University in 1914, and returned to teach at Baylor in 1916. In 1919, Splawn joined the University of Texas at Austin faculty. While teaching economics in Austin, Splawn completed a doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1921. In 1923, Splawn was appointed to the Railroad Commission of Texas. The next year, Splawn was selected to succeed interim William Seneca Sutton as president of the University of Texas at Austin. After leaving Austin in 1928, Splawn served as dean of the graduate school of American University, in Washington, D.C., between 1929 and 1934. Splawn served on the federal War Claims Commission as referee in 1927, and concurrently led the Board of Arbitration of Western Railroads and Group of Employees as chairman. Between 1928 and 1930, Splawn mediated disputes heard within the purview of the War Claims Act. In the 1930s, Splawn served as counsel to the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. He was close to Sam Rayburn, and was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission between 1934 and 1953. This book was written for the thoughtful and intelligence citizen. The book was written to inform and to provoke thought. A Grant to the University of Texas by the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial Foundation. The Table of Contents includes: Introduction, Small Countries of Western Europe, France and Spain, Central Europe and Italy, Eastern Europe and Western Asia, South America, Central America and Mexico, Great Britain, Africa, India, Australia and Canada, What Does Foreign Experience indicate?, Examples of American Experience in Government Ownership and Operation of Canals; The United States, The Period of Government Operation in the United States, Performance of Railroads in the United States Since They Were Returned to Their Owners, Railway Competition and Government Monopoly, Effect upon Expenses and Service, and Politics and the Railroads. There is an Appendix, Bibliography, and Index. The index includes entries for Canada, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Northern Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Canadian Railway and Marine World.
