Global Electrification: Multinational Enterprise and International Finance in the History of Light and Power, 1878-2007

by William J. Hausman, Peter Hertner, Mira Wilkins

Book Overview

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. However, their role did not persist, and by 1978 multinational enterprises in this sector had all but disappeared, replaced by electrical utility providers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521299004
• ISBN13: 9780521299008
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"