Why & how governments support renewable energy

Daedalus

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-77

  Gallagher, Kelly Sims ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871770878     PISSN: 00115266     EISSN: 15486192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/DAED_a_00185     Document Type: Article

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