Government and the Railways in Nineteenth Century Britain
Details:
- Author(s) Parris, Henry W
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1965
- Pages 243pp; illus
- Publisher Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Business & politics inc lobbying
- Name Legislation & regulation exc h&s & competition policy
- Name Government intervention exc legislation & regulation
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Early scholarly work by a lecturer in politics dealing with the 'regulation of railways on behalf of the public. The growth of that function in the nineteenth century forms the theme of this book'. Much of this is discussed within a parliamentary framework and the influence of the railway lobby. Chief focus is on the work of the Railway Dept of the Board of Trade. The chapters are: 'The need for government action'; 'The early years of the Railway Department, 1840-44'; 'The Railway Board and its aftermath, 1844-46'; 'The Commissioners of Railways, 1846-51'; 'The Railway Department, 1851-67'; 'Relations with the companies'; 'Railways in the theory of government'