Rohstoffreiche Länder wie Brasilien, Kanada oder Russland stehen vor einer glänzenden wirtschaftlichen Zukunft. Während ihnen ein Teil des künftigen Wohlstands quasi in den Schoß fällt, müssen sich andere, rohstoffarme Länder erheblich anstrengen, um den erreichten Wohlstand zu sichern...

<title> <sc>Abstract</sc> </title> Research on the changing role of universities in firm learning, innovation and national economic development has not extended systematically to low income countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on an empirical survey of firms and case studies of university practices, the article...

This article identifies and analyzes factors that affect the willingness of firms and consumers to develop and adopt cleaner technologies. “Cleaner technologies” is used as a general term for pollution abatement technologies, re-use systems, and environmentally sound consumer products and...

We estimate the diffusion of micro cogeneration systems (MiCoGen) using hydrogen produced from natural gas in the Netherlands for the 2000-2050 period on the basis of economical factors. The diffusion is important for the transition to a hydrogen economy based on renewables, with natural gas...