THE ROLE OF CORPORATIONS AND CAPITAL OF SHAREHOLDERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY TRANSPORT IN RUSSIA (XIX c.)

Abstract

Purpose. It is necessary to investigate the impact of corporations on development of railway transportation of Russia as well as to identify the main stages of development of the industry, using: conceptual foundation of P.A. Sorokin about the integrated nature of the person; hypothesis of existence of cause and effect relationship between the equity of different economic subjects interested in its reproduction (simple and expanded) and forms of social and communicative interaction resulting from the financial and business relationships. Methodology. Analysis of Russian and foreign historiography of the development of railway transport as a sector of the economy. The study of the social role of corporations and share capital. Results. The hypothesis about the social role of corporations and share capital, in particular up to the 70-ies of the XIX century, received a confirmation in the article. Corporations and their accumulated capital accelerated anagenesis and cladogenesis of the types of social and communicative interaction and acted as the main driving force behind railway development. But unfortunately, corporations with private capital performed only a part of the social mission and could not support the public-oriented government policy in the transportation sector. . Practical implications. It can be applied in educational process, scientific and research activities.

Keywords

• железнодорожный транспорт
• корпорация
• акционерный капитал
• укрупнение
• монополизация
• передача железных дорог государственную собственность