Railroads and the Changing Face of Britain, 1825–1901
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9625805 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric L Waugh (Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1956 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 274-296 |
| Publication date | 1956-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3111370 |
| OpenAlex | W2128875372 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article goes beyond the usual easy generalization that the coming of the railroad brought profound economic and social changes. Here a broad panorama is revealed, but with specific features in sharp focus, These features include the conflicting impact of the railroads on local craftsmen and tradesmen; the initial stimulus to extreme concentration and then to dispersion of population; the influence upon industrial decentralization; the changing railroad attitude toward passenger traffic; the rise of dormitory suburbs and their conversion into integrated communities; the social implications of the new mode of conveyance; the significance in labor reform of the railroads as large employers. Students of American transportation will find much of interest in this British pattern and in the method by which it is set forth
Decentralization · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Face (sociological concept · Generalization · Market economy · Panorama · Political economy · Political science · Population · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · Historical Economic and Social Studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |