Title: Green jobs: addressing the critical issues surrounding the environment, workplace, and employment

Authors: Mathew Forstater

Addresses: Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 211 Haag Hall, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA

Abstract: The mission of the International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment (IJEWE) is to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of the effect that achieving ecological sustainability will have on employment/unemployment and the nature of the workplace. Unfortunately, modern capitalism, as it presently exists, fails to provide full employment, a sufficient number of high quality jobs, or ecological sustainability. This paper demonstrates that all three goals can be promoted through the implementation of a Public Service Employment programme based on the principles of functional finance.

Keywords: ecological sustainability; full employment; functional finance; ecological tax reform; public service employment; high quality jobs; green jobs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWE.2004.005603

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment, 2004 Vol.1 No.1, pp.53 - 61

Published online: 26 Oct 2004 *

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