ABSTRACT
The chapter explains the summative conclusions from the case studies with regard to the governance theory employed (TM) and further elements of material energy policy. It seeks to contribute to a broader discussion of governance theory. As become apparent from the analysis of its renewable energy policy system by multi-level perspective (MLP) and also the Masdar case study, United Arab Emirates (UAE) renewable energy policy is characterized by a multi-speed, multi-actor system. The corresponding case study has shown that Algeria's energy policy system remains dominated by the traditional domestic oil and gas institutions, whose generation of income continues to be the economic backbone of the country. Key elements of TM model cannot be applied to the UAE's political and economic system. The theoretical implications of this outcome for the broader discussion on the conditions of the transfer of governance concepts will be discussed in the final section of this chapter, in combination with the results of the Algerian case study.
