dc.contributor.author
Jänicke, Martin
dc.contributor.author
Jacob, Klaus
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T08:16:45Z
dc.date.available
2010-11-17T14:13:50.509Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19731
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-23288
dc.description.abstract
The paper will discuss the potential role of lead markets in the global
process of ecological modernisation, here conceived as innovation and
diffusion of environmental friendly technologies, including the innovation and
diffusion of supporting national policies. This includes the question whether
and how national pioneer roles in environmental policy can be played in times
of economic globalisation. Global Environmental Change in the direction of
sustainability strongly depends on international markets for environmental
friendly technologies. Such markets need national "lead markets" as a starting
point. A lead market is the country that adopts an innovation that
subsequently adopted worldwide (Beise 2001). Lead markets are empirically
characterised by high per-capita income, demanding and innovative buyers, high
quality standards, political pressure for change and flexible, innovation-
friendly framework conditions for producers and users. Unlike lead markets for
normal technical innovations, environment-friendly technologies are specific
insofar as they are problem-oriented and depend strongly on political
influences. The problem dimension constitutes a potential global demand in
terms of global environmental needs. It is mainly the role of pioneer
countries to stimulate both, environmental innovation and their global
diffusion, often in cooperation with international institutions and
organisations. The interplay of innovation and diffusion of technology and
policy takes place in different forms (from technology forcing to technology-
based policies). It is the high income countries which are able to afford the
necessary investments in R&D; for the development of new technologies.
Many of them have also the demand conditions that enable environmental lead
markets. These markets have to deal with the teething troubles of innovations,
and they have to provide the pay back of R&D; investments. They
demonstrate the feasibility of technologies on a large scale application. Lead
markets are not only related to potential first mover advantages, they also
can attract foreign investors for environmental friendly technologies. The
paper is explorative in nature, as there is a lack of research on the
mechanism and conditions for the successful making of global markets for
environmental innovations. It should be understood as an overview and
systematisation of aspects of global ecological modernisation with special
regard to lead markets for environmental innovations.
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudocsseries000000000354-4
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudocsseries000000000084-5
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http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft
dc.title
Ecological modernisation and the creation of lead markets
refubium.affiliation
Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften
de
refubium.affiliation.other
Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft / Forschungszentrum für Umweltpolitik (FFU)
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FUDOCS_document_000000007774
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FFU-report
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02-3
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FUDOCS_derivate_000000001467
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open access