Pioniere der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Entwicklung im brasilianischen Nordosten
Subtitle: die Wasserkraftgesellschaft des São Francisco : Pionierphase, Expansion und Umbruch (1948-1974)
By: Rudolf Häuptli.
Series: Hispano-Americana,; Bd. 13
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main; New York
Language: ger
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco.; Hydroelectric power plants -- Brazil -- São Francisco River.; São Francisco River Valley (Brazil) -- Economic conditions.; São Francisco River Valley (Brazil) -- Social conditions.
Description: "A detailed study of the development of the Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco (CHESF) which became the first mixed (private-state) enterprise in the energy sector. An entrepreneurial, market-oriented endeavor with minimal bureaucratic interference, CHESF not only served as a pioneer project, but also had an important social impact on the region. However, centralization of electrical power distribution and the increased emphasis on growth and profits, beginning in the 1960s, resulted in neglect of the social and natural environment"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-303).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Zürich, 1995.