Supporting a circular economy: Insights from Taiwan's plastic waste sector and lessons for developing countries
| Autor: | Ching-Yan Wu, Mei-Chih Hu, Fu-Chuan Ni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Environmental Engineering
Circular economy Process (engineering) 020209 energy Waste recycling Taiwan New Ventures Developing country 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Article Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Bricolage 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Institutional governance Environmental Chemistry 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Collective bricolage Industrialisation Plastic waste Business Economic system |
| Zdroj: | Sustainable Production and Consumption |
| ISSN: | 2352-5509 |
| Popis: | This study investigates how, in the process of industrialization, Taiwan successfully developed its plastic waste industry into an industrial-level circular economy by leveraging a network-based collective bricolage in conjunction with a framework of adaptive institutional governance. Three conclusions are made: industrialized manufacturing sectors are foundations upon which developing nations can accumulate endogenous social capabilities and can enable the emergence of network-based collective bricolages; for developing nations that are attempting to establish circular economies based on their endogenous small-to-medium enterprises, developing network-based collective bricolages in conjunction with adaptive institutional governance is an essential and effective strategy; and transitioning into green-related sectors can further drive economic development and lead to the creation of new ventures, businesses, and job opportunities while supporting the formation of a circular economy. The approach is especially relevant for developing countries starting their industrialization process and waste management initiatives with few resources. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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