The gas companies in Spain, a long-run approach (1842-2018)
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Fernández-Paradas, M., Martínez López, A., & Mirás-Araujo, J. (2022). The gas companies in Spain, a long-run approach (1842-2018). Business History, 64 (1), 75-97. 10.1080/00076791.2019.1683162
Abstract
[Abstract]: The article aims to analyse the evolution of gas companies in Spain from their starting point in the
middle of the nineteenth century (when the business was limited to public lighting), up until the
complexity of the present day. This process is divided into three main stages according to the general
context of the sector. In each period, the profile of the com-panies will be established, as well as their
market and the institutional constraints and strategies that were adopted by the companies to overcome those challenges. We found that most of the peculiar features of the Spanish case history
were shared with other Southern European countries. Among others, we outline the delay and low
dissemination, the scarcity and high cost of coal, the lack of capital, the technology and knowhow and the strong presence of foreign companies.
Keywords
Gas
Gas companies
Foreign investment
Strategy
Energy
Spain
Nineteenth to twenty-first centuries
Gas companies
Foreign investment
Strategy
Energy
Spain
Nineteenth to twenty-first centuries
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0007-6791