Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru

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This article estimates the social savings of the railroads in Peru in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The construction of railroads made it possible for Peruvians to substitute the traditional system of mules and llamas, although only for a few routes. Using primary and secondary sources, I...

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Autor: Zegarra Basurco, Luis Felipe
Formato: documento de trabajo
Fecha de Publicación:2012
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:PUCP-Institucional
Lenguaje:inglés
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Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Railroads
Transportation
Economic Development
Peru
Latin America
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title Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
spellingShingle Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
Zegarra Basurco, Luis Felipe
Railroads
Transportation
Economic Development
Peru
Latin America
http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.02.04
title_short Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
title_full Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
title_fullStr Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
title_full_unstemmed Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
title_sort Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
author Zegarra Basurco, Luis Felipe
author_facet Zegarra Basurco, Luis Felipe
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dc.subject.es_ES.fl_str_mv Railroads
Transportation
Economic Development
Peru
Latin America
topic Railroads
Transportation
Economic Development
Peru
Latin America
http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.02.04
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Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
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