The Role of Government in Energy Technology Innovation: Insights for Government Policy in the Energy Sector

This volume presents insights for the design of government policy to promote technology innovation in the energy sector. These insights are based on a comparative analysis of the history of government involvement in four sectors (computers and electronics, agricultural biotechnology, industrial chemicals and the power sector) as well as an analysis of government’s historic role in defense and civilian technology innovation.

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