Cumulative causation in the formation of a technological innovation system: The case of biofuels in the Netherlands

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1003-1020

  Suurs, Roald A A ^a   Hekkert, Marko P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Emerging sustainable technology; Event history analysis; Technological innovation system

Indexed keywords

EMERGING SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY; EVENT HISTORY ANALYSIS; INNOVATION SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SYSTEM FUNCTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEM;

BIOFUELS; FEEDBACK; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

INNOVATION;

BIOFUEL; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69549091728     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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