期刊
NEW TECHNOLOGY WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
卷 31, 期 2, 页码 146-160出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ntwe.12066
关键词
green skills; repair and reuse; recycling; skills policy; e-waste management; green economy; skills supply and demand
资金
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/F023161/1]
In advanced economies the greening' of the economy is widely seen as promising extensive job creation and upskilling, alongside its other benefits. In popular and policy rhetoric, the growing importance of green skills' is asserted frequently. This study critically examines these claims within the context of the electronic waste management sector in the United Kingdom. Drawing on the cases of a non-profit organisation and a small private enterprise in North West England, we observe that despite government support for developing skills in e-waste, both the development and utilisation of skills remain minimal. Critically, the relatively more skill-intensive process of reuse is substantially less profitable than recycling and resource capture. The study concludes by noting that the expectations from the green economy for high-quality jobs need to be assessed within the context of similar, misplaced celebrations of previous transformations of work to avoid recycling the same promises.
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