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People-centred policies for a just transition (digital, green and skills)

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  • Patrizio Bianchi
  • Lisa De Propris
  • Sandrine Labory

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The paper contributes to the current debate on just transitions which is exploring what factors and conditions can lead to a twin transition that can also achieve an equitable redistribution of the outputs. The paper draws on the theories of justice, by bringing together three dimensions of justice: distributive, procedural and substantive justice. We apply this framework to explain the socio-economic impact of technology-pushed structural change on the future of work. We define just transition as a triple transition that requires digital and green shifts and crucially, a competence and skill transition that transversally cuts across industries, jobs and professions. The paper analyses the case of a specific region, Emilia Romagna in Italy, which has implemented, particularly since 2010, an original holistic approach to industrial development policy, comprising social and education policies. We conclude that within a national education framework tasked with pivoting the mix of necessary basic knowledge, regions have an important role to play by designing and implementing place-based education and training initiatives that are specific to the regional socio-economic characteristics.

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  • Patrizio Bianchi & Lisa De Propris & Sandrine Labory, 2024. "People-centred policies for a just transition (digital, green and skills)," Contemporary Social Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(1-3), pages 262-282, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsocxx:v:19:y:2024:i:1-3:p:262-282
    DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2024.2351479
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