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1991 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Market Developments in the United States 1860–1940

Author : Coby van der Linde

Published in: Dynamic International Oil Markets

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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The industrialization process in the second half of the nineteenth century in Europe and the US was accompanied by the growth of mineral fuel consumption. Although wood still dominated energy consumption in 1880, mineral fuels were rapidly gaining importance. In the first instance coal developed as the major energy input in these economies.

Metadata
Title
Market Developments in the United States 1860–1940
Author
Coby van der Linde
Copyright Year
1991
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7913-1_3

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