Environmental Technology Development in Liberal and Coordinated Market Economies

Tweaking Institutions
2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-349-53710-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

This book explores the role of institutions in policy-making and the states, role in promotion of technology, focusing on, environmental technology development. Case studies include wind power diffusion in the UK and Germany, waste recycling in a variety of countries, and green automobile technology in the US and Japan.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wong, S.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Traditional Institutions Are Ineffective in an Exceptional Policy Sector Tweaking Institutions in The Shadow of the State Different Traits Design Comparisons Varieties of Regulatory State: Wind Power Diffusion in the UK and Germany Varieties of State-Societal Structure: Packaging Waste Recycling Development in the US, the UK, Australia, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland Varieties of State-Societal Relationship: Environmentally Friendly Auto Technology Advancement in the US and Japan Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

SHIUFAI WONG is an independent scholar.