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June 1991 (Revised May 1995)
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Jay Gould and the Coming of Railroad Consolidation

Concerns the role of Jay Gould in causing the creation of large regional rail systems after the Civil War in the United States. In class it will be used to show the inevitability of consolidation in that industry. View Details

Keywords: Rail Transportation; Industry Growth; Consolidation; Rail Industry; United States

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January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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Jay Gould, 'The Most Hated Man in America'

By: Tom Nicholas, John Masko and Matthew G. Preble

Railroad magnate Jay Gould, a controversial figure in the history of U.S. capitalism, was a disruptive influence on an industry that had previously relied on formal and informal agreements to move traffic long distances across lines operated by different companies.... View Details

Keywords: Railroads; Gould; Vanderbilt; Rail Transportation; History; Consolidation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competition; Strategy; Rail Industry; United States

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20 Mar 2000
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No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

imbalance. (photo: Webb Chappell) With the federal government's involvement diminishing, nonprofit organizations that specialize in public-private financing for housing and holistic community development have come to the fore. Laurie J. View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate