Ohio Canal Era A Case Study of Government and the Economy, 1820-1861
By: Scheiber, Harry N [author]
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Contributor(s): Harry N. Scheiber [Foreword].
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BookPublisher: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press , 1987Edition: 1st ed.Description: 317p.ISBN: 9780821444030.Subject(s): Railroads -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century | Railroads and state -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century | Canals -- Government policy -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century | Canals -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century | Canals ; Government policy ; Ohio ; History ; 19th century | Canals ; Ohio ; History ; 19th century | Ohio ; Economic conditions | Railroads ; Ohio ; History ; 19th century | Railroads and state ; Ohio ; History ; 19th century | Electronic books | Ohio -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 386/.48 Online resources: Volltext | Lizenzpflichtig | Volltext | Volltext Summary: Explores how Ohio - as a "public enterprise state," creating state agencies and mobilizing public resources for transport innovation and control - led in the process of economic change before the Civil War.Summary: Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Maps and Charts -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to the 1987 Edition -- Bibliographic Note, 1987 -- Bibliographic Note, 2012 -- Part I. The State Enterprise, 1820-1850 -- 1. Toward a Canal Policy, 1820-1825 -- 2. Construction and Finance, 1825-1833 -- 3. Administration of the Enterprise, 1825-1833 -- 4. Egalitarian Ideals and Pressure for Expansion, 1825-1838 -- 5. The Public Works and Mixed Enterprise, 1836-1845 -- 6. Financing Expansion, 1836-1845 -- 7. Administration: Change and Adjustment, 1833-1850 -- Part II. The Course of Economic Change, 1820-1851 -- 8. The Canals in the Economy, 1820-1840 -- 9. The Transportation Revolution: Second Phase, 1840-1851 -- 10. State Rate-Making and Market Allocation, 1827-1851 -- Part III. Beginning of the Railroad Age: To 1861 -- 11. Competition and Response: The Ohio Railroads, 1826-1861 -- 12. Transportation and Economic Change, 1850-1860 -- 13. Conclusion -- Appendices: -- 1. The Sources of Capital -- 2. Tolls on the Ohio Canals -- 3. Tonnage of Canal Commerce -- 4. Estimating "Indirect Returns" -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Explores how Ohio - as a "public enterprise state," creating state agencies and mobilizing public resources for transport innovation and control - led in the process of economic change before the Civil War.
Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Maps and Charts -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to the 1987 Edition -- Bibliographic Note, 1987 -- Bibliographic Note, 2012 -- Part I. The State Enterprise, 1820-1850 -- 1. Toward a Canal Policy, 1820-1825 -- 2. Construction and Finance, 1825-1833 -- 3. Administration of the Enterprise, 1825-1833 -- 4. Egalitarian Ideals and Pressure for Expansion, 1825-1838 -- 5. The Public Works and Mixed Enterprise, 1836-1845 -- 6. Financing Expansion, 1836-1845 -- 7. Administration: Change and Adjustment, 1833-1850 -- Part II. The Course of Economic Change, 1820-1851 -- 8. The Canals in the Economy, 1820-1840 -- 9. The Transportation Revolution: Second Phase, 1840-1851 -- 10. State Rate-Making and Market Allocation, 1827-1851 -- Part III. Beginning of the Railroad Age: To 1861 -- 11. Competition and Response: The Ohio Railroads, 1826-1861 -- 12. Transportation and Economic Change, 1850-1860 -- 13. Conclusion -- Appendices: -- 1. The Sources of Capital -- 2. Tolls on the Ohio Canals -- 3. Tonnage of Canal Commerce -- 4. Estimating "Indirect Returns" -- Bibliography -- Index.
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