2 edition of rise of directorial capitalism and the railway industry, 1835-1865 found in the catalog.
rise of directorial capitalism and the railway industry, 1835-1865
John Hughes
Published
1979
by Oxford Centre forManagement Studies in Oxford
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | by John Hughes. |
| Series | Management research papers -- 79/2 |
| Contributions | Oxford Centre for Management Studies. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | 44p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 44 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL17238398M |
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circles. John A. Hobson published a book, The Evolution of Modern Capitalism, in which he focused on the rise of the factory system. The Encyclopaedia Britannica first mentioned the concept in its – edition (still only in its entry on “capital”).
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tion to capitalism" discussion in Science & Society (Gottlieb, ), argues that the transition cannot really be explained in any "hard" or definite way, and that, indeed, Marxism should not expect to find internal laws of motion for modes of production other than competitive capitalism.
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(See the next chapter for a discussion of developments in agriculture.) During the s, railroad-building in the South took on a new urgency. Yet capitalism is a system at odds with itself.
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The development of capitalism in Australia, the growth of industry and commerce, demanded the building of a vast railway network. The provision of hundreds of miles of track, stations, rolling stock and the hire of thousands of workers were beyond the capacity of the private owners.
