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Este volumen estudia, desde la perspectiva de la historia económica, el proceso de expansión del transporte ferroviario que tuvo lugar en América Latina y el Caribe entre 1870 y 1930. La obra se concentra en el estudio de la era dorada del ferrocarril, en la cual la vida económica de estos países se vio súbitamente transformada por un medio de transporte que superaba las barreras del tiempo y la distancia, ofreciendo un traslado seguro, rápido y barato a lugares lejanos del propio terruño.

De manera sucinta se presenta la historia de la propiedad agrícola chilena, los significados de la Reforma Agraria del período 1967-1973 y de la Contra Reforma Agraria posterior a 1973, para diagnosticar la situación actual y los desafíos centrales del presente y futuro.