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dc.contributor.authorGoods, Caleb
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:12:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:12:38Z
dc.date.created2013-12-12T20:00:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationGoods, Caleb. 2013. A just transition to a green economy: evaluating the response of Australian unions. Australian Bulletin of Labour. 39 (2): pp. 13-33.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19237
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Many policymakers, unions, and businesses have embraced the idea of green jobs and a green economy. This enthusiasm for environmentally sound job creation received a significant shot in the arm at the end of 2008, in the context of the global financial crisis, as an important element in the solution to the world’s economic and ecological concerns. The connection between work and combating environmental problems is however an area of significant contestation. This has resulted in highly varied understandings of what constitutes a green job and a just transition to a green economy. This article scrutinises the response of the Australian Council of Trade Unions—as the peak union body in Australia—and three specific unions to the challenge of transiting from the world of work towards an ecologically sustainable footing.

dc.publisherNational Institute of Labour Studies
dc.titleA just transition to a green economy: evaluating the response of Australian unions
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume39
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage13
dcterms.source.endPage33
dcterms.source.issn03116336
dcterms.source.titleAustralian Bulletin of Labour
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Copyright © 2013 Australian Bulletin of Labour. Published by the National Institute of Labour Studies. See Related Links field for the journal website.

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