Renewable energy politics: Policy typologies, policy tools, and state deployment of renewables

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 391-415

  Yi, Hongtao ^a   Feiock, Richard C ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Policy types; Policy typology; Politics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; PANEL DATA; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905866852     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psj.12066     Document Type: Article

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