Entrapment in large technology systems: Institutional commitment and power relations

Research Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 833-846

  Walker, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional commitments; Lock in; Nuclear; Technology policy; Technology systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003997853     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0048-7333(00)00108-6     Document Type: Article

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