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Green Jobs: Public Service Employment and Environmental Sustainability

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Why not a Green Jobs Corps? There are obstacles, and the plan presented by this economist is controversial. But given the price paid in environmental degradation under current policies, we may have to start thinking, as they say, outside the box.

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  • Mathew Forstater, 2006. "Green Jobs: Public Service Employment and Environmental Sustainability," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(4), pages 58-72.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:49:y:2006:i:4:p:58-72
    DOI: 10.2753/CHA0577-5132490405
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