Greening Auto Jobs

Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Appendixes
List of Abbreviations
Abstract
Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapter One - Introduction: Why Green Jobs Matter

Chapter Two - What is a Green Job?
Green Job Definitions
The Theoretical Foundation of Green Jobs
A Critique of Ecological Modernization
Ways of Understanding the Capitalist System and the Green Shift
A Marxist Understanding of Green Jobs
Conclusion

Chapter Three - Green Jobs as an Environmental and Economic Battleground
Green Jobs in Australia, a Blurred Vision
Recent Green Job Manoeuvres 2007-2011
The Narrative of Jobs as a Battleground in Australia
Conclusion

Chapter Four - The Response of Some Key Australian Unions to Green Jobs
Unions and Just Transition
What Do Unions Do? Australian Unions and a Green Jobs Agenda
What Do International Unions Do?
What Can Unions Do?
Conclusion

Chapter Five - The Automotive Industry: Setting the Scene
An Overview of the Current Global Automotive Industry Landscape
The Political Economy and Cultural Dominance of the Car: within the Global Context
Car Nation
The Labor Process: Automobile Production and Its Workers
Conclusion

Chapter Six - Crisis in the Global Automotive Industry and the Green Shift
Crisis
The Political Economic Shift of Auto: From Environmental Opposition to
Ecological Modernization
The Green Possibilities of the Three Parent Companies
The State and Labor Unions Embrace a Green Shift
Conclusion

Chapter Seven - Green Cars, Green Jobs: The Australian Government's Green Car Plan
Green Car Policy from Opposition
Green Car Policy in Government
Policy in Action
The Never-Ending Crisis
Conclusion

Chapter Eight - Analyzing the Green Shift: The Three Vehicle Manufacturers Operating in Australia
Understanding Green Jobs
Government Policy, Industry and the Environment
Green Shifts and Manoeuvres
Outside Australia's Control
Conclusion

Chapter Nine - Conclusion
Key Findings
Implications and Future Research Possibilities
Appendixes
Bibliography
End Notes