In search of Green political economy: steering markets, innovation, and the zero carbon homes agenda in England

Environmental Politics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 423-441

  Greenwood, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ecological modernisation; free market environmentalism; Green political thought; regulation; zero carbon homes

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION; ENVIRONMENTALISM; INNOVATION; MODERNIZATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84928374933     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2015.1008227     Document Type: Article

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