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The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 2018
James Douglas became known in the nineteenth century for two reasons fundamental to his mining ca... more James Douglas became known in the nineteenth century for two reasons fundamental to his mining career: (1) his experimental work with copper hydrometallurgy, and (2) his grasp of the idea that the quantity of copper ore matters more than the quality. On the first reason, there is a moment for any technology that’s critically important—when it moves from an area of scientific interest to one that companies are founded on. This paper examines the original 1869 Hunt and Douglas Copper Process in the context of science and engineering as they were in the 1860 and 1870s. It was a “humid” process, developed at Quebec’s Harvey Hill Mine. Chemically, the Hunt and Douglas vat leaching process succeeded, but not the original companies using it. On Douglas’ understanding of ore quality versus quantity, luck had it that the first company to field test the Hunt and Douglas Copper Process was in Chile. The Hunt and Douglas patent made that transition from experimental model to operational plant in 1870 when the Compania de Minas de la Invernada was organized in Valparaiso. As a joint-stock company, Invernada spread the risk of investing in the revolutionary, but untested, Hunt and Douglas Process. The company brought Douglas to Chile as a consultant in 1871. His experience with hydrometallurgy, combined with what he learned about the copper business while in Chile, set him off on a career in metal mining that both surprised Douglas and made him wealthy.
The Public Historian, 1987
Political Research Quarterly, 1975
doctoral dissertations of Brandenburg and Padgett in 1955.) However, few studies have attempted a... more doctoral dissertations of Brandenburg and Padgett in 1955.) However, few studies have attempted a serious analysis of Accidn Nacional (or PAN the Partido de Acción Nacional, as it is more often called) ; and this latest study approaches the status of being definitive. Mabry, a young historian at Mississippi State University, conducted an extensive program of interviewing past and present party leaders and attended party conventions, in addition to his documentary research. The first of the book’s two parts is essentially historical and the second is analytical. A general historical background chapter succinctly traces the preRevolutionary period, the two decades ending with the consolidation of the domi-
Hispanic American Historical Review, 2012
The Hispanic American Historical Review, 1988
Comparative Studies in Society and History, 1989
Hernando de Soto's recent book,The Other Path, argues that capitalism has not failed in Peru ... more Hernando de Soto's recent book,The Other Path, argues that capitalism has not failed in Peru and Latin America, rather, it has not been tried. Basing his case on the observation that Latin American economies are strangled by arcane policies and regulations, de Soto goes on to bolster his point by providing a fresh and powerful look at the undeniable reality of the large “informal,” and thus unregulated, economic sector in Peru. As with any such generalization, how strongly does its explanatory value remain when measured against specific events, over long periods of time? This article seeks just such a perspective. It examines the impact of such regulations as mining codes and mineral taxation on the efforts of Chilean copper entrepreneurs to compete worldwide in the nineteenth century. De Soto may be correct in his contention that today's highly regulated economies keep Latin Americans from being as productive as their resources justify, but to extend this view into the past...
American Political Science Review, 1983
The American Historical Review, 2012
Administrative Science Quarterly, 1975
Page 1. Peter S. Cleaves Page 2. Bureaucratic Politics and Administration in Chile Peter S. Cleav... more Page 1. Peter S. Cleaves Page 2. Bureaucratic Politics and Administration in Chile Peter S. Cleaves This is a study of the housing, public works, financial and agricultural sectors of the national government of Chile. It spans both ...
American Political Science Review, 1984
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, 2018
James Douglas became known in the nineteenth century for two reasons fundamental to his mining ca... more James Douglas became known in the nineteenth century for two reasons fundamental to his mining career: (1) his experimental work with copper hydrometallurgy, and (2) his grasp of the idea that the quantity of copper ore matters more than the quality. On the first reason, there is a moment for any technology that’s critically important—when it moves from an area of scientific interest to one that companies are founded on. This paper examines the original 1869 Hunt and Douglas Copper Process in the context of science and engineering as they were in the 1860 and 1870s. It was a “humid” process, developed at Quebec’s Harvey Hill Mine. Chemically, the Hunt and Douglas vat leaching process succeeded, but not the original companies using it. On Douglas’ understanding of ore quality versus quantity, luck had it that the first company to field test the Hunt and Douglas Copper Process was in Chile. The Hunt and Douglas patent made that transition from experimental model to operational plant in 1870 when the Compania de Minas de la Invernada was organized in Valparaiso. As a joint-stock company, Invernada spread the risk of investing in the revolutionary, but untested, Hunt and Douglas Process. The company brought Douglas to Chile as a consultant in 1871. His experience with hydrometallurgy, combined with what he learned about the copper business while in Chile, set him off on a career in metal mining that both surprised Douglas and made him wealthy.
The Public Historian, 1987
Political Research Quarterly, 1975
doctoral dissertations of Brandenburg and Padgett in 1955.) However, few studies have attempted a... more doctoral dissertations of Brandenburg and Padgett in 1955.) However, few studies have attempted a serious analysis of Accidn Nacional (or PAN the Partido de Acción Nacional, as it is more often called) ; and this latest study approaches the status of being definitive. Mabry, a young historian at Mississippi State University, conducted an extensive program of interviewing past and present party leaders and attended party conventions, in addition to his documentary research. The first of the book’s two parts is essentially historical and the second is analytical. A general historical background chapter succinctly traces the preRevolutionary period, the two decades ending with the consolidation of the domi-
Hispanic American Historical Review, 2012
The Hispanic American Historical Review, 1988
Comparative Studies in Society and History, 1989
Hernando de Soto's recent book,The Other Path, argues that capitalism has not failed in Peru ... more Hernando de Soto's recent book,The Other Path, argues that capitalism has not failed in Peru and Latin America, rather, it has not been tried. Basing his case on the observation that Latin American economies are strangled by arcane policies and regulations, de Soto goes on to bolster his point by providing a fresh and powerful look at the undeniable reality of the large “informal,” and thus unregulated, economic sector in Peru. As with any such generalization, how strongly does its explanatory value remain when measured against specific events, over long periods of time? This article seeks just such a perspective. It examines the impact of such regulations as mining codes and mineral taxation on the efforts of Chilean copper entrepreneurs to compete worldwide in the nineteenth century. De Soto may be correct in his contention that today's highly regulated economies keep Latin Americans from being as productive as their resources justify, but to extend this view into the past...
American Political Science Review, 1983
The American Historical Review, 2012
Administrative Science Quarterly, 1975
Page 1. Peter S. Cleaves Page 2. Bureaucratic Politics and Administration in Chile Peter S. Cleav... more Page 1. Peter S. Cleaves Page 2. Bureaucratic Politics and Administration in Chile Peter S. Cleaves This is a study of the housing, public works, financial and agricultural sectors of the national government of Chile. It spans both ...
American Political Science Review, 1984