| Global Electrification: Multinational Enterprise and International Finance in the History of Light and Power, 1878 2007 Contributor(s): Hausman, William J. (Author), Hertner, Peter (Author), Wilkins, Mira (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521299004 ISBN-13: 9780521299008 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Energy - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 333.793 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in the Emergence of Global Enterprise |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6" W x 9" (1.64 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines how multinational enterprises and international finance influenced the course of electrification around the world. Multinational enterprises played a crucial role in the spread of electric light and power from the 1870s through the first three decades of the twentieth century. Their role did not persist, as over time they exited through "domestication" (buy-outs, confiscations, or other withdrawals), so that by 1978 multinational enterprises in this sector had all but disappeared, replaced by electrical utility providers with national business structures. Yet, in recent years, there has been a vigorous revival. This book, a unique cooperative effort by the three authors and a group of experts from many countries, offers a fresh analysis of the history of multinational enterprise, taking an integrative approach, not simply comparing national electrification experiences, but supplying a truly global account. |