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    Drivers and Barriers to the Development of Renewable Energy Industries in the Caribbean
    (2013-10-02) Ince, Philip David; Vredenburg, Harrie
    My research focused on determining the reasons for the lack of renewable energy development in the Caribbean.The research method consisted of mainly a qualitative case study as well as a quantitative survey. The results suggest that the main factors affecting development of technology are the level of entrepreneurship, impact of international agencies, influence of individual champions, formal and informal institutions. A questionnaire was developed to explore whether generalisations could be made over the 36 political jurisdictions that were included in the study. Multiple linear regression models and a correlation analysis were run that led me to speculate that there may be a link between level of entrepreneurship, influence of champions, informal institutions and intentions of a political jurisdiction to develop renewable energy projects as indicated in previous literature (Russo 2003, Espinoza and Vredenburg 2010 a and 2010b, Westley and Vredenburg, 1997).