Global electrification :: multinational enterprise and international finance in the history of light and power, 1878-2007 /

Multinational enterprises played a crucial role in the spread of electric light and power from the 1870s. However, their role did not persist, and by 1978 multinational enterprises in this sector had all but disappeared, replaced by national electrical utility providers. Yet, in recent years, there...

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1. Verfasser: Hausman, William J.
Weitere Verfasser: Hertner, Peter, Wilkins, Mira
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in the emergence of global enterprise.
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Zusammenfassung:Multinational enterprises played a crucial role in the spread of electric light and power from the 1870s. However, their role did not persist, and by 1978 multinational enterprises in this sector had all but disappeared, replaced by national electrical utility providers. Yet, in recent years, there has been a vigorous revival.
Beschreibung:Title from e-book title screen (viewed July 29, 2008).
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxiv, 487 pages : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-460) and index.
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