Obliging institutions and industry evolution: A comparative study of the German and UK wind energy industries

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-145

  Wong, Shiu Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Germany; Industry evolution; Institutions; UK; Wind energy industries

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; REGULATORY APPROACH; STATE ROLE; WIND POWER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15744385471     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366271042000339085     Document Type: Article

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