Limits to leapfrogging in energy technologies? Evidence from the Chinese automobile industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-394

  Gallagher, Kelly Sims ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Leapfrogging; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENERGY LEAPFROGGING; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY POLICY;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; ENERGY; POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 27744531326     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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