Path Dependence and Britain's “Coal Wagon Problem”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9813602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Scott (0000-0003-1230-9040, University of Portsmouth, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 366-385 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Explorations in Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-4983 • E-ISSN: 1090-2457 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1006/exeh.2000.0766 |
| OpenAlex | W2007319408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 37 |
Business · Coal · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Haulage · Management · Market economy · Microeconomics · Modernization theory · Path dependence · Political science · Politics · Rationalization (economics · Stock (firearms · Engineering · Law · Transport and Economic Policies
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On a branching route
Railways and economic growth in England and Wales, 1840-1870
Productivity and technical change
Why are institutions the ‘carriers of history’?
Standardization, Compatibility, and Innovation
Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution
The Efficiency of Britain's “Silly Little Bobtailed” Coal Wagons
Private Enterprise or Public Utility
Delivering Coal by Road and Rail in Britain
In Defense (Again) of “Silly Little Bobtailed” Coal Wagons
On the unimportance of machinery
Domestic Capital Formation in the United Kingdom, 1920-1938
The Principal Factors in Freight Train Operating
Domestic Capital Formation in the United Kingdom, 1920-1938
The Railwaymen
Sprayed to Death
The History of the British Coal Industry. Volume 2
The Development of the Private Railroad Freight Car, 1830–1966
Air Brakes for Freight Trains
Railways and Economic Growth in England and Wales 1840–1870
Technical Choice, Innovation and Economic Growth
The American Railroad Freight Car
Reassessing Technological Backwardness
Land Abundance, Interest/Profit Rates, and Nineteenth-Century American and British Technology
Railway Combination and Government, 1900-1914
Railways and the Transformation of the Scottish Economy
British Railways, 1948-73
Technical Choice, Innovation and Economic Growth
The North Eastern Railway Company, 1870-1914
The Railway Clearing House in the British Economy, 1842-1942
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |