Resumen
The study of water supply companies confi rms the importance that private enterprise has had in the development of public utilities. It also provides information on the types of companies that have emerged to provide these activities and the long- term evolution of the management model. In Spain there is no clear preponderance of the private or public sector in the management of local public utilities (Fern á ndez 2009 ). For this reason, it is useful to learn about the emergence in the nineteenth century of those companies that would become major players in a sector that has expanded greatly both nationally and internationally (Larrinaga 2008 ).Citación
MATÉS-BARCO, Juan Manuel (2021b): «Public services in Spain (1840-1936): the role of water supply companies», Vázquez-Fariñas, María; Ortúñez Goicolea, Pedro Pablo; Castro Valdivia, Mariano (Eds.), Companies and Entrepreneurs in the History of Spain. Centuries Long Evolution in Business since the 15th century, Cham (Switzerland), Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 135-159. ISBN: 978-3-030-61317-4. eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61318-1. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-61318-1. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-030-61318-1 https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030613174#otherversion=9783030613181 https://econpapers.repec.org/bookchap/palpalseh/978-3-030-61318-1.htm https://grupoturhis.wordpress.com/2021/03/21/empresa-y-el-emprendimiento-en-espana-desde-el-siglo-xv-hasta-la-actualidad-el-papel-de-las-primeras-agencias-de-viajes/
