Creating the Japanese electric vehicle industry: The challenges of uncertainty and cooperation

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 997-1016

  Patchell, J ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MANUFACTURING; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0032865497     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a310997     Document Type: Article

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