Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain how eventual pressures from national lobbies may lead governments to shift from an optimal into a non-optimal innovation policy. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is developed in order to examine and explain the growth and...

<p> The aim is to provide a critical evaluation of the book entitled 'Time, Strategies, Innovation and Environmental Policy' and edited by Christian Sartorius and Stefan Zundel. </p><p> The main emphasis is on the theoretical work developed in the book rather than the empirical part. Indeed twelve case...</p>