Los ferrocarriles de servicio público de República Dominicana, 1870-1990

Los ferrocarriles de servicio público de República Dominicana, 1870-1990Peer reviewe

The Contribution of Railways to Economic Growth in Latin America before 1914: the cases of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina

This paper presents preliminary estimates of the contribution of the railway technology to GDP growth in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico before 1914, and compares them with the available figures for two European economies (Britain and Spain). The results of the estimation indicate that the growth contribution of railways was substantially higher in those three Latin American economies than in Britain or Spain, although in Argentina and Mexico that high contribution was disguised behind the fast growth of the aggregate economy. This result is interpreted as a sign of the central role that the railways performed in the export-led growth episode of those three economies.railways, Latin America, Growth Contribution, Internal Transport, Export-Led Growth

El Archivo del Duelo

Capítulo introductorio a la publicación ´El Archivo del Duelo´ coordinada por C. Sánchez-Carretero.El proyecto de investigación que se recoge en esta publicación ha sido posible gracias a la colaboración del CSIC con RENFE y la Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

Economic development in Spain, 1850-1936

Indicators of the good health of Spanish economic history include the growing number of publications in English, the proliferation in the number of academic journals within Spain, and the fact that the 1998 International Economic History Congress is to be held in Seville. It is not possible to provide here a general note on all aspects of recent research, but this essay offers a critical examination of the major arguments advanced for the slow growth in the Spanish economy over the century or so before the civil war of 1936-9. The period after 1936 has been excluded because, although many of the obstacles to development remained until the 1960s, three excellent surveys of the literature have recently been published.' Where possible, English versions of works are cited, and the essay lists only those Spanish publications which are likely to be relatively easily obtainable. After considering recent estimates of economic growth and development, the survey tries to explain the slow change by looking at three areas: agriculture, industry, and the role of the state.Publicad

Transportation costs and the social savings of railroads in Latin America. The case of Peru

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 estimate the social savings for 1890, 1904, 1914 and 1918. Social savings ranged between 0.3 per cent and 1.3 per cent of GDP in 1890, but then increased to a range between 3.6 per cent and 9.4 per cent of GDP in 1918. The social savings of railroads in Peru were comparable to those for the United States and Great Britain but were much lower than those for Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, largely because Peru had very few railroads.Este artículo estima el ahorro social de los ferrocarriles en el Perú a finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. La construcción de ferrocarriles hizo posible que los peruanos sustituyeran el sistema tradicional de mulas y llamas, aunque solo para algunas rutas. Usando fuentes primarias y secundarias, estimamos el ahorro social para 1890, 1904, 1914 y 1918. El ahorro social se encontró entre 0.3% y 1.3% del PBI en 1890, pero luego Aumentó a un rango entre 3.6% y 9.4% del PBI en 1918. El ahorro social de los ferrocarriles en el Perú fue comparable con el de los Estados Unidos y Gran Bretaña, pero mucho menor que en México, Brasil y Argentina, en gran medida porque el Perú tenía muy pocos ferrocarrile