Foreign Investments in Electric Utilities
A Comparative Analysis of Belgian and American Companies in Argentina, 1890–1960
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9628394 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norma Silvana Lanciotti (0000-0002-0185-3166, National Bureau of Economic Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 503-528 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0007680500082623 |
| OpenAlex | W2164315516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article analyzes the performance of foreign electric-utility companies and the evolution of the electric-power industry in Argentina from 1890 until the end of the 1950s, when the electric utilities were nationalized. It focuses on the decisions and strategies of the subsidiaries controlled by two holding companies: the Société Financière de Transports et d'Entreprises Industrielles (SOFINA) and the American & Foreign Power Company. The study suggests that the divergence in the performance of these two companies was determined both by their investment patterns and by their financial styles and management decisions. The impact of private decisions and public regulation on the Argentinean electric-power system is also explored
Business · Divergence (linguistics · Economics · Economy · Electric power · Electric utility · Foreign direct investment · Industrial organization · Investment (military · Market economy · Multinational corporation · Political science · Power (physics · Subsidiary · Brazilian History and Foreign Policy · Engineering · Finance · Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
Strategies of international financial capitalism and the integration of the Spanish electricity system
Revisiting the Uppsala model from a history-to-theory perspective
What developing countries' past energy policies can tell us about energy issues today? Lessons from the expropriation of American Foreign and Power in Brazil (1959–1965)
A merican & F oreign P ower in A rgentina and B razil (1926–65)
La regulación de los servicios de electricidad en Argentina y Brasil (1890-1962)
Ciclos de vida en empresas de servicios públicos. Las compañías norteamericanas y británicas de electricidad en Argentina, 1887–1950
Global strategies, differing experiences. Electricity companies in two late-industrialising countries
Modernizing Electric Utilities in Brazil
Financing Manufacturing Innovation in Argentina, 1890–1930
The Maturing of Multinational Enterprise
Global Electrification
Contrasting Styles of Foreign Investment
The German Question, the Unification of Europe, and the European Market Strategies of Germany's Chemical and Electrical Industries, 1900–1992
EL origen de la industrialización argentina
Las restricciones internacionales de la economía argentina, 1945-1949
Relaciones de poder y modelos de gestión
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |