Political market failure? the effect of government unity on energy technology policy in industrialized democracies

Technovation

Volumn 33, Issue 10-11, 2013, Pages 333-344

  Cirone, Alexandra E ^a   Urpelainen, Johannes ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy intensity; Energy policy; Government; Political economy; Public policy; Technology

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DIFFICULTY; GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL MARKETS; TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS;

COMMERCE; ENERGY POLICY; TECHNOLOGY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84885173855     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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