Implementing transition management as policy reforms: A case study of the Dutch energy sector

Policy Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-408

  Kern, Florian ^a   Howlett, Michael ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Netherlands; Policy mixes; Public policy; Sustainability; Transition management

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; SUSTAINABILITY; TYPOLOGY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 72449152852     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-009-9099-x     Document Type: Article

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