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This article argues that de-materialisation is a process that involves all the major societal stakeholders. Change is influenced by the degree of efficiency improvement, the complexity of the product system and the interactions between culture, institutional structure and technology. On the basis of examples from the policies on technological innovation in the Netherlands, the author argues for policies that are tailor-made to the solutions sought.
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Jansen, J.L.A. (1998). Dematerialisation and innovation policy. In: Vellinga, P., Berkhout, F., Gupta, J. (eds) Managing a Material World. Environment & Policy, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5125-2_20
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