Ecological modernization: theory and the policy process

Abstract

This impartial study analyses the role of employer's organisations and trade unions in climate change policy and its impacts on the labour market. The policies of government to manage greenhouse gas emissions will require business to change its product and service delivery arrangements, which in turn means labour requirements will also change. The book also considers whether labour market issues should be explicit in the theoretical framework of ecological modernisation as it guides the policy development process. Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; About the authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: business and labour in climate policy; 1. Ecological modernization: theory and the policy process; 2. The role of employers' organizations and trade unions in the climate policy process; 3. Climate policy in context I: countries within the EU; 4. Climate policy in context II: countries outside the EU; 5. Case study: the European Union; 6. Case study: United Kingdom; 7. Comparative analysis: country profiles and case studies 8. Perspectives on the governance quality of climate policymaking9. Conclusions; Appendix: research materials for participants; References; Index