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The governance of sustainable socio-technical transitions

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A study examining the quasi-evolutionary model of socio-technical transitions, is presented. The direction and change of regimes in these socio-technical transitions, are determined by differentiated transition contexts. These differentiated transition contexts in turn are determined by articulation of pressures and the degree to which responses are coordinated and on resources available in the regime.

Author: Berkhout, Frans, Smith, Adrian, Stirling, Andy
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Research Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-7333
Year: 2005
Analysis, Sustainable development, Econometric models

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Copyright or copyleft? An analysis of property regimes for software development

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A study examining two property regimes for software development, are presented. In the private regime, all outsiders are excluded from access to a firm's software assets, and in public regimes, the source code is freely exchanged.

Author: Laat, Paul B. de
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Research Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-7333
Year: 2005
Prepackaged software, Patents & copyrights, Computer software industry, Software industry, Intellectual property, Access control, Source code

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Towards alternative trajectories? Reconfigurations in the Dutch electricity regime

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A study attempts to know the need for Dutch companies to invest heavily in technological developments to generate electricity from biomass and replace the use of coal for the purpose.

Author: Raven, Rob P.J.M.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Research Policy
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-7333
Year: 2006
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Financial management, Electric services, Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation, Coal Thermal Electric Power, Biomass R&D, Energy R&D Programs-Biomass, Company investment, Investments, Coal-fired power plants, Coal fired power plants, Biomass energy research

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