Hess, David J.

Good green jobs in a global economy: making and keeping new industries in the United States / David J. Hess. - Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2012. - (299 p.) - Urban and industrial environments .

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Energy, manufacturing, and the changing global economy -- Green jobs and the green energy transition -- Green industrial policy and the 111th Congress -- State governments and the greening of import substitution -- The greening of regional industrial clusters -- Localist alternatives to the mainstream transition -- Green transition coalitions and geographical unevenness -- After 2010: continued unevenness in the green transition -- Conclusion -- Appendix: state government votes for green energy laws.

An examination of the politics of green jobs that foresees a potential ideological shift away from neoliberalism toward "developmentalism."


English

1283629801 0262305909 9786613942258


Environmentalists--Vocational guidance--United States.
Environmental policy--United States.
Ambientalistas --Orientación vocacional --Estados Unidos.
Política ambiental --Estados Unidos.


Electronic books.

GE 60 / H586g 2012

363.7023