Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Charts -- Tables -- Introduction. The Dual Role of Freight Transport in the Region's Development -- Part I. GATEWAY TO THE NATION -- 1. The Port's Rise to Dominance -- 2. A Century of Slowing Down -- 3. The Foreign Trade Future -- Part II....

Biographical note: KainJohn F.: John F. Kain is Professor of Economics and Professor of City Planning, Harvard University.MeyerJohn R.: John R. Meyer was the James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation Emeritus at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.