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- Title
Energy as an indicator of modernization in Latin America, 1890–1925.
- Authors
RUBIO, M. d. MAR; YÁÑEZ, CÉSAR; FOLCHI, MAURICIO; CARRERAS, ALBERT
- Abstract
In the absence of comparable macroeconomic indicators for most of the Latin American economies before the 1930s, the apparent consumption of energy is used in this paper as a proxy of the degree of modernization of Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper presents an estimate of the apparent consumption per head of modern energies (coal, petroleum, and hydroelectricity) for 30 countries of the region, 1890 to 1925. As a result, it provides the basis for a quantitative comparative analysis of modernization performance beyond the few countries for which historical national accounts are available in Latin America.
- Subjects
LATIN America; MODERNIZATION (Social science); POWER resources; ECONOMIC development; ENERGY consumption; ECONOMIC indicators; PETROLEUM; WATER power; COMPARATIVE studies; SOCIAL processes; COAL; LATIN American economy
- Publication
Economic History Review, 2010, Vol 63, Issue 3, p769
- ISSN
0013-0117
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00463.x