03375nam 2200709Ia 450 991045120660332120200520144314.01-281-36691-997866113669190-312-37618-910.1057/9780312376185(CKB)1000000000342446(EBL)307775(OCoLC)138143313(SSID)ssj0000148549(PQKBManifestationID)11149391(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000148549(PQKBWorkID)10224753(PQKB)10477711(DE-He213)978-0-312-37618-5(MiAaPQ)EBC307775(Au-PeEL)EBL307775(CaPaEBR)ebr10156442(CaONFJC)MIL136691(EXLCZ)99100000000034244620060803d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnvironmental technology development in liberal and coordinated market economies[electronic resource] tweaking institutions /Shiu-Fai Wong1st ed. 2006.Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan20061 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-53710-1 1-4039-7642-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Switzerland6 Varieties of State-Societal Relationship: Environmentally Friendly Auto Technology Advancement in the United States and Japan7 Conclusions; Appendices: Definition of Terms; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis 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.Environmental policyDeveloped countriesGreen technologyGovernment policyDeveloped countriesGreen technologyEconomic aspectsDeveloped countriesInstitutional economicsDeveloped countriesEnvironmental economicsDeveloped countriesElectronic books.Environmental policyGreen technologyGovernment policyGreen technologyEconomic aspectsInstitutional economicsEnvironmental economics338.927091722Wong Shiu-Fai851275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451206603321Environmental technology development in liberal and coordinated market economies1900655UNINA