The Dragon and the Iron Horse / / Ralph William Huenemann.

• Superior document: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 109
• VerfasserIn: Huenemann, Ralph William,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 1984.; Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1984.
• Year of Publication: 1984
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 109.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Maps on lining papers.; Includes index.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- The Policy Conundrum -- The Tempo of Construction, 1876-1937 -- Skinning the Ox Twice -- The Structure of Railroad Costs -- The Causes of Financial Distress -- Assessing the Economic Benefits -- Conclusions -- Detailed Construction Data -- Yields on Chinese Sterling Railway Bonds of 1899-1913: Notes and Sources for Table 7 -- Estimating the True Interest Rates on Chinese Railway Loans, 1898-1914: Notes and Sources for Table 10 -- The Impact of Foreign-Exchange Fluctuations on Railway Debt Payments: Notes and Sources for Table 32 -- Estimating the Railway Traffic in China: Notes and Sources for Table 33 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General Glossary -- Place-Name Glossary -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.