The Jatropha biofuels sector in Tanzania 2005-2009: Evolution towards sustainability?

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 618-636

  Romijn, Henny A ^a   Caniëls, Marjolein C J ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Evolutionary theory; Innovation systems; Learning; Stakeholder conflict; Sustainability; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; INNOVATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; STAKEHOLDER CONFLICT; SUSTAINABILITY; TANZANIA;

BIOFUELS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; PROFITABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79953254784     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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