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Railway Problems, Vol. 1 [Illustrated] [Paperback]

William Z. Ripley (Editor)

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November 1, 2000 Business Classics (Beard Books)
In this survey of transportation economics, many of the problems encountered by the railroads are examined.

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Some of the intriguing problems that have confronted railroads are examined in this book. Topics include rebates and discriminations, pooling, traffic problems, the inherent reasonableness of railroad rates, relatively unreasonable rates for competing markets, the long-and-short haul question, the distance problem, the general systems of railway rates, and government regulation.

About the Author

William Zebina Ripley was born Oct. 13, 1867, in Medford, Mass., U.S. American economist and anthropologist. Ripley was trained in civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in political economics at Columbia University, New York City (Ph.D., 1893). He spent most of his career as professor of political economy at Harvard University (1902-33). During World War I he served as administrator of labour standards for the U.S. War Department. In 1920-23 he drew up for the Interstate Commerce Commission the Ripley Plan for the regional consolidation of U.S. railways. In 1931-32, while testifying before the U.S. Senate, he advocated close federal restraint on investment trusts and on the financial practices of large business corporations.

He died Aug. 16, 1941 in Boothbay, Maine.

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Railroads: Rates and Regulations


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