La electrificación en países de industrialización tardía: Argentina y España, 1890-1950
Aimed at contributing to study of the electrification of peripheral host economies, this article examines the evolution and characteristics of electricity systems in Spain and Argentina from the early 19th century until the second postwar period. The global management and financing of electric utili...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/174800 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/174800 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Global Electrification Hydropower Argentina Spain |
| Sumario: | Aimed at contributing to study of the electrification of peripheral host economies, this article examines the evolution and characteristics of electricity systems in Spain and Argentina from the early 19th century until the second postwar period. The global management and financing of electric utilities promoted their rapid expansion throughout the Western world, but the evolution of electricity systems in each country greatly diverged according to the timing of industrialisation and local conditions. The article shows that the evolution, profitability and extent of electricity systems depended upon economic conditions, market structures and the natural resources available in each country. While we identify similar trends of electricity production and consumption, the structure of both electricity markets reveals great contrasts. A very profitable electricity system which primarily served the Pampas region became consolidated in Argentina, while the early development of hydroelectricity associated with more diversified regional production made way for a less profitable, but more extended and equitable system in Spain. |
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