Author: Panama Canal CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Annual Reports of the Panama Canal Company and the Canal Zone Government
Author: Panama Canal CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Annual Reports of the Panama Canal Company and the Canal Zone Government
Author: Panama Canal CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Continues: Panama Canal. Governor. Annual report. and Panama Canal Co. President's report to the board of directors.
Annual Reports of the Panama Canal Company and the Canal Zone Government for the Fiscal Year Ended ...
Author: Panama Canal CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Annual Report of the Governor of the Panama Canal for the Fiscal Year Ended ...
Author: Canal Zone. Office of the GovernorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Annual Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission ...
Author: Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Panama Canal Record
Author: Canal ZoneCanal Record
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama Canal (Panama)
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Canal Record
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama Canal (Panama)
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The Big Ditch
Author: Noel MaurerPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691248079
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
An 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.
The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs
Author: Ulrich KellerPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486319253
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This tale of an unprecedented technological advance unfolds in a compelling narrative of risks, hardships, disasters, and triumph. More than 160 historic photographs depict exotic settings, workers' housing, dredging operations, much more.