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From green jobs to Green New Deal: What are the questions?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Frank Stilwell
Frank Stilwell*
Affiliation:
The University of Sydney, Australia
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Frank Stilwell, Department of Political Economy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Email: frank.stilwell@sydney.edu.au
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Abstract

Proposals for development of ‘green jobs’ emerged when environmentalists, labour organisations and political economists recognised the need for economic restructuring to reduce climate change. Current proposals for a Green New Deal go further by putting additional emphasis on fiscal stimulus, ‘just transition’, reducing socio-economic inequalities, and political empowerment. This article analyses the development of this more comprehensive policy approach, its rationale, the constraints it would face and its prospects in the Australian context.

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B50H12L78P18Q58Employmentempowermentenvironmentequitysustainability
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Research Article
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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 32 , Issue 2: Configuring the Green New Deal , June 2021 , pp. 155 - 169
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2021

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