Eco-innovation systems and problem sequences: The contrasting cases of US and Brazilian biofuels

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-315

  Gee, Sally ^a   McMeekin, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Brazil; Innovation systems; Problem sequence; The state; USA

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENERGY PLANNING; INNOVATION;

BRAZIL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956342319     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2011.561029     Document Type: Article

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