Institutional reform and technological practice: The case of electricity

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-265

  Künneke, Rolf W ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY PLANNING; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MODELING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 41249095434     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtn002     Document Type: Article

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