From a ‘just transition for us’ to a ‘just transition for all’

Béla Galgóczi

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2022, vol. 28, issue 3, 349-366

Abstract: This article will demonstrate that, given the complexity of inequalities in the climate-environment-social nexus, fragmented policies for a just transition that focus on only one dimension of inequality will not deliver the results needed to justify proclaiming a ‘just transition for all’. By reframing the sustainability trilemma for the case of the climate emergency and deconstructing the concept of a ‘just transition’ based on the relevant literature and selected case studies, we shall highlight some of the concept’s inherent contradictions. The article will argue that a holistic approach requires a reframing of the role of the welfare state.

Keywords: Just transition; inequality; trade unions; industrial relations; welfare state; automotive sector; eco-social state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/10242589221125066

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