Manuel E Contreras
Biographic Data
| ID | 825936 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manuel E Contreras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manuel E |
| FAMILY NAME | Contreras |
| SIGNATURE | CONTRERAS M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Privada Boliviana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0122-9881 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From vanguards to rearguards: The evolution and challenges of Bolivian railway workers, c . 1907–1964
Tracks of change: The rise and fall of Bolivia's National Railway Company (Enfe): 1965–1995
This article examines the Bolivian State Railway Company (ENFE) from its inception in 1965 to its privatisation in 1995, focusing on its structural evolution, growth, and modernisation in the context of Bolivian state capitalism. It underscores ENFE's substantial contribution to Bolivia's economy, particularly in freight and passenger transport. By comparing ENFE’s labour productivity and financial ratios with other Latin American state railways,…
A Comparative Study of Education and Tropical Deforestation among Lowland Bolivian Amerindians: Forest Values, Environmental Externality, and School Subsidies
Tecnología moderna en los Andes: Minería e ingeniería en Bolivia en el siglo XX
Debt, Taxes, and War: The Political Economy of Bolivia,c. 1920-1935
During the first thirty years of this century the Bolivian economy provided a classic example of export-led growth. Mining, with tin at the forefront, responded to the stimulus of both world demand and price, and was the leading sector of the economy. Tin exports increased five-fold from 1900 to 1929, and Bolivia's share of world production more than doubled, accounting for approximately a quarter of total world production from 1918 to 1929
Debt, Taxes, and War: The Political Economy of Bolivia,c. 1920-1935
During the first thirty years of this century the Bolivian economy provided a classic example of export-led growth. Mining, with tin at the forefront, responded to the stimulus of both world demand and price, and was the leading sector of the economy. Tin exports increased five-fold from 1900 to 1929, and Bolivia's share of world production more than doubled, accounting for approximately a quarter of total world production from 1918 to 1929
A Comparative Study of Education and Tropical Deforestation among Lowland Bolivian Amerindians: Forest Values, Environmental Externality, and School Subsidies
From vanguards to rearguards: The evolution and challenges of Bolivian railway workers, c . 1907–1964
Tracks of change: The rise and fall of Bolivia's National Railway Company (Enfe): 1965–1995
This article examines the Bolivian State Railway Company (ENFE) from its inception in 1965 to its privatisation in 1995, focusing on its structural evolution, growth, and modernisation in the context of Bolivian state capitalism. It underscores ENFE's substantial contribution to Bolivia's economy, particularly in freight and passenger transport. By comparing ENFE’s labour productivity and financial ratios with other Latin American state railways,…
Debt, Taxes, and War: The Political Economy of Bolivia,c. 1920-1935
During the first thirty years of this century the Bolivian economy provided a classic example of export-led growth. Mining, with tin at the forefront, responded to the stimulus of both world demand and price, and was the leading sector of the economy. Tin exports increased five-fold from 1900 to 1929, and Bolivia's share of world production more than doubled, accounting for approximately a quarter of total world production from 1918 to 1929
Tecnología moderna en los Andes: Minería e ingeniería en Bolivia en el siglo XX
A Comparative Study of Education and Tropical Deforestation among Lowland Bolivian Amerindians: Forest Values, Environmental Externality, and School Subsidies
Tracks of change: The rise and fall of Bolivia's National Railway Company (Enfe): 1965–1995
This article examines the Bolivian State Railway Company (ENFE) from its inception in 1965 to its privatisation in 1995, focusing on its structural evolution, growth, and modernisation in the context of Bolivian state capitalism. It underscores ENFE's substantial contribution to Bolivia's economy, particularly in freight and passenger transport. By comparing ENFE’s labour productivity and financial ratios with other Latin American state railways,…
From vanguards to rearguards: The evolution and challenges of Bolivian railway workers, c . 1907–1964
Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Economy (2 works) · History and Politics in Latin America (2 works) · Agroforestry (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Brazilian History and Foreign Policy (1 works) · Communism, Protests, Social Movements (1 works)