Author(s):
Silveira, Luís Espinha da 
; Alves, Daniel ; Lima, Nuno Miguel ; Alcântara, Ana ; Puig, Josep
Date: 2011
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11028
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Document details
Population and railways in Portugal, 1801-1930
Description
Portuguese historiography has mostly adopted a pessimistic view regarding the contribution of the railways to the development of country. Yet, railway access helped to increase population concentration and economic development, favoring migration into towns, the growth of pre-existing urban centers, and the emergence of new centers. But railways tended to be more beneficial to regions that were already prosperous and to aggravate the conditions unfavorable to development in areas with greater structural weaknesses.
Portuguese historiography has mostly adopted a pessimistic view regarding the contribution of the railways to the development of country. Yet, railway access helped to increase population concentration and economic development, favoring migration into towns, the growth of pre-existing urban centers, and the emergence of new centers. But railways tended to be more beneficial to regions that were already prosperous and to aggravate the conditions unfavorable to development in areas with greater structural weaknesses.
Document Type
Article
Language English
Language English
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