Constructing Transition Paths Through the Management of Niches: René Kemp, Arie Rip, and Johan Schot

The phenomenon ofpath dependency in economic development and tech... nological change is widely recognized. It introduces a historical element and the notion of irreversibility into economic analysis (Arthur; 1988; Hahn, 1989; Organization for Economic Co... operation and Development, 1992) and bridges the gap with sociological analysis (North, 1990).