Publication:
Energy as an indicator of modernization in Latin America, 1890-1925

Date

2010

Authors

Yáñez, César
Folchi, Mauricio
Carreras, Albert

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Wiley
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Versión aceptada / Onetsi den bertsioa

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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.

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: RUBIO, M. d. M., YÁÑEZ, C., FOLCHI, M. and CARRERAS, A. (2010), Energy as an indicator of modernization in Latin America, 1890–1925. The Economic History Review, 63: 769–804, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00463.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

Keywords

Latin America, Energy, First globalization

Department

Economía / Ekonomia

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