Reducing dependence on oil? How policy entrepreneurs utilize the national security agenda to recruit government support: The case of electric transportation in Israel

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 582-590

  Cohen, Nissim ^a   Naor, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric car; National security agenda; Policy entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

BETTER PLACES; CASE STUDY APPROACH; ELECTRIC CARS; ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION; GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS; POLICY ENTREPRENEURSHIP;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY POLICY; NATIONAL SECURITY;

PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION;

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENTREPRENEUR; NATIONAL SECURITY; OIL SUPPLY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84875224645     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.025     Document Type: Article

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