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Putting the power in ‘socio-technical regimes’ – e-mobility transition in China as political process

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Putting the power in ‘socio-technical regimes’ – e-mobility transition in China as political process. / Tyfield, David.
In: Mobilities, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2014, p. 585-603.

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Tyfield D. Putting the power in ‘socio-technical regimes’ – e-mobility transition in China as political process. Mobilities. 2014;9(4):585-603. Epub 2014 Oct 22. doi: 10.1080/17450101.2014.961262

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