Stimulating 'green' technological innovation: An analysis of alternative policy mechanisms

Policy Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-38

  Norberg Bohm, Vicki ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; POLICY STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033390723     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004384913598     Document Type: Article

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