Public policy, community ownership and clean energy

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 339-356

  Pollin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

clean energy; community ownership; industrial policy; public investment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INVESTMENT; MODELING; OWNERSHIP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867776800     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rss007     Document Type: Article

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