A Green Entrepreneurial State? : Exploring the Pitfalls of Green Deals / [electronic resource] : / edited by Magnus Henrekson, Christian Sandström, Mikael Stenkula.. — 1st ed. 2026.. — XIV, 302 p. 24 illus., 5 illus. in color. : online resource. — (International Studies in Entrepreneurship,) 49 2197-5884 ;. - International Studies in Entrepreneurship, 49 .
Part I: Introductory Essay -- The Pitfalls of Green Deals: Introduction and Synthesis -- Part II: Theoretical Perspectives Green Deals around the World -- The Incoherence of Modest Industrial Policy -- Raiders of the Entrepreneurial State: A Baptist and Bootlegger Analysis -- Behavioral Political Economy and Environmental Policy: Explaining Persistent Deviations from Efficient Policies -- Part III Empirical Evidence -- Exploring Failed Green Innovation Policy: The Rise and Fall of Ethanol Cars in Sweden 2003–2015 -- The German Energiewende: A Green Deal Template or Planned Failure? -- In Pursuit of the Green Transition—Electricity at Any Cost? -- Green Industrial Megaprojects: A Welfare Economics Perspective -- HYBRIT: A Hubristic Hydrogen-Based Steel Project -- Explaining Northvolt’s Bankruptcy and the Dilemma of Green Deals -- The Planetary Diet: An Illusory Recipe -- Italy’s Superbonus and the Capture of Climate Policy by Modern Monetary Theory -- Part IV: Alternative Paths -- A Silent Transition: Growth with Less Environmental Weight -- uclear Technology Transition towards SMR and Generation-IV -- State-ification” of the Entrepreneur—or “Entrepreneurialization” of the State? How Singapore Challenges both Mazzucato and Her Critics.
Open Access
Анотація: This open access book offers a critical examination of large-scale, state-led green industrial policies, with a particular focus on the European Union. Drawing on empirical evidence from sectors such as ethanol, hydrogen, wind power, and biogas, it reveals how well-intentioned “Green Deals” often result in speculative investment bubbles—termed “green bubbles”—rather than sustainable industrial transformation. Contributors analyze the systemic risks of mission-oriented policies that prioritize political goals over technological neutrality and economic viability. The volume highlights the consequences of overinvestment, technological lock-in, and politicized capitalism, while proposing more evidence-based, innovation-driven alternatives. It is an essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to understand and improve the design of green industrial strategies.
9783032155122
10.1007/978-3-032-15512-2 doi
Economic policy. Entrepreneurship. New business enterprises. Technological innovations. Political science. Economic Policy. Entrepreneurship. Economics of Innovation. Governance and Government.