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The Railroads under Government Operation. II. From January 1, 1919, to March 1, 1920

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I. Characteristics of this period, 30. — II. Labor policies. The national agreements, 35. — Extreme standardization of wages, 36. — Centralization in dealing with disputes and impairment of discipline, 39. — III. Relations with state commissions, 41. — Rate adjustments, 43. — Policy toward further advances in rates, 45. — Final refusal to make advances, 45. — IV. Upkeep of physical property. Provisions of the Control Act, 47. — Financial figures indicate adequate maintenance, figures in terms of physical units do not, 50. — The case of freight cars, 51. — V. Additions and betterments, 54. — VI. Financial result of the entire period of federal control, 57. — VII. How far the Administration policy of unification has proved permanent, 61. — VIII. Conclusion, 67.

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  • William J. Cunningham, 1921. "The Railroads under Government Operation. II. From January 1, 1919, to March 1, 1920," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 36(1), pages 30-71.
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    1. Hugh Rockoff, 2004. "Until it's Over, Over There: The U.S. Economy in World War I," NBER Working Papers 10580, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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