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Electrifying Kyoto: Business and Politics in Light and Power, 1887–1915

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The city of Kyoto witnessed Japan’s first public-owned electric utility and first hydraulic station for general supply, and was the first Japanese city in which every household became electrified. Behind these achievements, the interaction between the privately owned Kyoto Electric Light Company and the government-owned Kyoto Municipal Electric Works were important. By exploring their origin, collusion, competition, and demarcation between them from 1887 to 1915, this article addresses business–government relations in the history of Japanese electrification through the case of Kyoto.

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  • Xia, Chenxiao, 2017. "Electrifying Kyoto: Business and Politics in Light and Power, 1887–1915," Enterprise & Society, Cambridge University Press, vol. 18(4), pages 952-970, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:entsoc:v:18:y:2017:i:04:p:952-970_00
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