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Title:
Railway Reform
ou considérations sur la nécessité de réformer les bases du système qui a créé et qui dirige les chemins de fer de la Grande Bretagne, et des moyens à employer pour atteindre ce but.
Note: Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Adrian Mastronardi, Eleni Christofaki, The Philatelic Digital Library Project and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Summary: "Railway Reform" by Anonymous is a critical analysis of the railway system in Great Britain, written in the early 19th century. The work discusses the shortcomings and monopolistic practices associated with privately owned railways, contrasting them with more equitable systems in other nations. The text highlights various economic and social implications of the current railway practices, particularly focusing on the high costs burdening the public. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the economic context of Britain in 1843, pointing out a significant decline in commerce and industry, leading to widespread public suffering. It outlines a detailed examination of the railway system's functioning, emphasizing the detrimental effects of monopolistic control on pricing and service quality. The author argues for reform, emphasizing the necessity for public accountability and government oversight, as well as examining both the financial burdens and the public inconveniences caused by current railway practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Anonymous
EBook No.: 64220
Published: Jan 5, 2021
Downloads: 43
Language: French
Subject: Railroads -- Great Britain
LoCC: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Railway Reform
ou considérations sur la nécessité de réformer les bases du système qui a créé et qui dirige les chemins de fer de la Grande Bretagne, et des moyens à employer pour atteindre ce but.
Note: Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Adrian Mastronardi, Eleni Christofaki, The Philatelic Digital Library Project and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Summary: "Railway Reform" by Anonymous is a critical analysis of the railway system in Great Britain, written in the early 19th century. The work discusses the shortcomings and monopolistic practices associated with privately owned railways, contrasting them with more equitable systems in other nations. The text highlights various economic and social implications of the current railway practices, particularly focusing on the high costs burdening the public. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the economic context of Britain in 1843, pointing out a significant decline in commerce and industry, leading to widespread public suffering. It outlines a detailed examination of the railway system's functioning, emphasizing the detrimental effects of monopolistic control on pricing and service quality. The author argues for reform, emphasizing the necessity for public accountability and government oversight, as well as examining both the financial burdens and the public inconveniences caused by current railway practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Anonymous
EBook No.: 64220
Published: Jan 5, 2021
Downloads: 43
Language: French
Subject: Railroads -- Great Britain
LoCC: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.