The New Panama Canal Company ...
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 94
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 94
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Compagnie nouvelle du canal de Panama
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 138
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Panama Canal Company
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Published: 1951
Total Pages: 1196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Panama Canal Company
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 142
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Panama Canal Company
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 186
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContinues: Panama Canal. Governor. Annual report. and Panama Canal Co. President's report to the board of directors.
Author: Panama Canal Company
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Published: 1951
Total Pages: 1198
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Duncan E McKinlay
Publisher: San Francisco : Whitaker & Ray-Wiggin
Published: 1912
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Noel Maurer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2010-11-08
Total Pages: 439
ISBN-13: 140083628X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn incisive economic and political history of the Panama Canal On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The Canal's creation is often seen as an example of U.S. triumphalism, but Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu reveal a more complex story. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, The Big Ditch deftly chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal, from Spain's earliest proposals in 1529 through the final handover of the Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999, to the present day. The authors show that the Canal produced great economic dividends for the first quarter-century following its opening, despite massive cost overruns and delays. Relying on geographical advantage and military might, the United States captured most of these benefits. By the 1970s, however, when the Carter administration negotiated the eventual turnover of the Canal back to Panama, the strategic and economic value of the Canal had disappeared. And yet, contrary to skeptics who believed it was impossible for a fledgling nation plagued by corruption to manage the Canal, when the Panamanians finally had control, they switched the Canal from a public utility to a for-profit corporation, ultimately running it better than their northern patrons. A remarkable tale, The Big Ditch offers vital lessons about the impact of large-scale infrastructure projects, American overseas interventions on institutional development, and the ability of governments to run companies effectively.
Author: United States. Department of Justice
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 348
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 48
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