The Economic Thinking of Chilean Engineers: Electrification as an Enabler of Development (1935-1956)
Abstract
This paper studies the economic thinking of Chilean engineers who devised and implemented the country’s electrification plans beginning in 1939. It shows that these practitioners formulated a complex economic development thinking in which electrification was an indispensable (but not sufficient) element for Chile’s economic and social development. They linked (electrical) engineering, economics and politics as they tackled the many challenges of developing a robust and durable electrical infrastructure that could foster the industrial development of the country and improve the population’s standard of living.
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