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Symbolic Interactionism: In the Subjectivist Theoretical Paradigm 43
Transformational Linguistics: Economic Rules of Formalism in
Business Practices 46
Qualitative Economics: Toward a Science of Economics 47
Organizing: Fitting Together of Lines of Activities and Actions 48
Organizing: Dynamism of the Firm 48
The Actors’ Experiential Space: Organizational Lifeworld 51
Constituting of the Organizational Activities and of the “Firm” 52
The Actors’ Development Capability 54
Organizing and the Organizational Paradigm 55
Actor’s Extension of the Experiential Space 56
Summary 56
References 59
Further Reading 61

4. PoliticaleEconomic Governance of Renewable
Energy Systems: The Key to Create Sustainable
Communities
Woodrow W. Clark, II, Xing Li
Corporate and Business Influences and Power 66
International Cases 66
China Leapfrogs Ahead 67
China Has “Leapfrogged” Into the Green Industrial Revolution 67
The Western Economic Paradigm Must Change 68
Introduction and Background 69
EU Policies 74
Japan and South Korea are Leaders in the Green Industrial Revolution 76
Distributed Renewable Energy Generation for Sustainable
Communities 79
Developing World Leaders in Energy Development and
Sustainable Technologies 80
Costs, Finances, and Return on Investment 81
Conclusions and Future Research Recommendations 84
Chart A: The Germany Feed-in-Tariff Policy and Results
(1990e2010) 85
Chart B: The Germany Feed-in-Tariff Policy Economic Results
(1990e2007) 86
References 86
Further Reading 88

5. Renewable Energy: Scaling Deployment in the United
States and in Developing Economies
Joseph Kantenbacher, Rebekah Shirley
Introduction to Sources and Uses of Energy in the
United States 89
Wind 90