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Environmental Technology Development in Liberal and Coordinated Market Economies : Tweaking Institutions / by S. Wong.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wong, Shiu-Fai.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
International relations.
Political science.
International economic relations.
Ecology.
Environmental policy.
International Relations.
Political Science.
International Political Economy'.
Environmental Sciences.
Environmental Policy.
Local Subjects:
International Relations.
Political Science.
International Political Economy'.
Environmental Sciences.
Environmental Policy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (249 p.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2006.
Place of Publication:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
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.
Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Charts and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1 Traditional Institutions are Ineffective in an Exceptional Policy Sector; 2 Tweaking Institutions in the Shadow of the State; 3 "Different Traits Design" Comparisons; 4 Varieties of Regulatory State: Wind Power Diffusion in the United Kingdom and Germany; 5 Varieties of State-Societal Structure: Packaging Waste Recycling Development in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland
6 Varieties of State-Societal Relationship: Environmentally Friendly Auto Technology Advancement in the United States and Japan7 Conclusions; Appendices: Definition of Terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786611366919
9781281366917
1281366919
9780312376185
0312376189
OCLC:
138143313

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