Understanding Industrial Transformation: Views from Different Disciplines

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Xander Olsthoorn, Anna J. Wieczorek
Springer Science & Business Media, 2006. gada 21. febr. - 226 lappuses

'A system is just like truth's tail, but the truth is like a lizard. It will leave the tail in your hand and escape; it knows that it will soon grow another one.' [Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883), Letter, Paris, January 3, 1857, to Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. Turgenev: Letters, ed. David]

...a scientist can only come to a partial understanding of industrial transformation processes. This is so not only because of the vastness of the topic, but because of the inherent limitations of each scientific discipline. The common ground, which scientists of different disciplines may endeavour to find when approaching some problem, is often slight.

A scientist entering such grounds runs the risk of getting lost, losing understanding and only catching the loose tail mentioned above. Secondly, sciences, to make a difference, must impress their importance upon the public and convince scientific and policy institutions in order to obtain the means to carry out their mission.

The editors consider that there has been progress, and that this book is a sign of such progress, and hope that it provides a further contribution to such advancement. Their hope is that this book will also foster co-operation among those approaching this area from dissimilar disciplines and scientific traditions, and that it will stimulate progress for all scientists advancing on the international road to global sustainability.

 

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INTRODUCTION
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A NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS VIEW ON TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS 1
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References
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The incremental model of the progressive development
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Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Percentage always giving thought to the animal origin
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Mental states dependent on level of awareness and focus
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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
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INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 1 Introduction
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Neoclassical economics and the environment
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Technological change
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Technological lockins
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Transitions and government intervention
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an example
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Conclusion
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The incremental model
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international law
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Structural model of law making
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international economic
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Conclusions Acknowledgements References CHAPTER 5 CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRANSFORMATION RESEARCH FROM POLITICAL SCIENCE ...
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The international dimension of industrial transformation
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stakeholder involvement in transformation processes
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New instruments and strategies for environmental policies
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strategies for industrial transformation
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Acknowledgements References
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ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION 1 2 3 4 Introduction
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The analysis by ecological economics
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Indicators
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Ecological economics as a criticism of mainstream
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References Conclusions CHAPTER 7 AN EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE ON INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 Int...
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Concepts in evolutionary thinking
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Essential contributions to evolutionary economics
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Environmental applications of evolutionary economics
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An application to the energy system
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Evolutionary policies for industrial transformation
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References Acknowledgements
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RELEVANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction
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Environmental efficiency and system innovation
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Some disciplinary building blocks
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A multilevel perspective on system innovations
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Figure 6 Positioning of different disciplines in the MultiLevel
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Policy suggestions
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Different policy paradigms
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Topics for further research
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Acknowledgements References
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MANAGING TRANSITIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Introduction 1
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Scientific perspective
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The water transition
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Possibilities for managing transitions
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Conclusions References CHAPTER 11 DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS 1 Introduction
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ome challenges ahead c s References EPILOGUE 141 142 147 155 159 144 152 157 161 163 166 178 183 163 170 182 183 187 189 195 205 187...
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