The Green New Deal and the Future of Work

Published by Columbia University Press 2022

The Green New Deal and the Future of Work

Edited by: Craig Calhoun and Benjamin Fong
With contributions by: Richard A. Walker , Hillary Angelo , Raj Patel , Jim Goodman , Alyssa Battistoni , Stephanie Luce , Wilson Sherwin , Dustin Guastella , Mindy Isser , Todd E. Vachon , Harvey Molotch , Daniel Aldana Cohen , J. Mijin Cha , Lara Skinner , Clark A. Miller , Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò , Harry C. Boyte , Trygve Throntveit and Richard Lachmann

https://doi.org/10.7312/calh20556

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About this book

This book brings together leading experts to explore the possibilities of the Green New Deal, emphasizing the future of work. They examine transformations that are already underway and put forth bold new proposals that can provide jobs while reducing carbon consumption—building a world that is sustainable both economically and ecologically.

Author / Editor information

Craig Calhoun is University Professor of Social Sciences at Arizona State University. He was previously director of the London School of Economics and Political Science and president of the Social Science Research Council. His most recent book is Degenerations of Democracy (2022), with Dilip Gaonkar and Charles Taylor.

Benjamin Y. Fong teaches at Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University. He is the author of Death and Mastery: Psychoanalytic Drive Theory and the Subject of Late Capitalism (Columbia, 2016).

Reviews

Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life:
Calhoun and Fong have crafted an erudite, timely, and often inspiring collection of essays about work and the Green New Deal. No other book I know looks at infrastructure and environment through the prism of labor, culture, and political economy. This will be an excellent resource for teaching, advocacy, and policy making.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Craig Calhoun and Benjamin Y. Fong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I The New Deal and the Green New Deal
1 From the New Deal to the Green New Deal Richard A. Walker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
2 From Romance to Utilitarianism: Lessons on Work and Nature from the New Deal Hillary Angelo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
3 A Green New Deal for Agriculture Raj Patel and Jim Goodman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
PART II What Is the Crisis of Work?
4 A Green New Deal for Care: Revaluing the Work of Social and Ecological Reproduction Alyssa Battistoni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
6 Time for Rabble- Rousing: Lessons from the Historic Fight for Reduced Working Hours Wilson Sherwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
PART III Delivering Jobs and Empowering Workers
7 Jobs for All: A Job Guarantee Puts Workers in the Driver’s Seat Dustin Guastella Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
8 Unions and the Green New Deal Mindy Isser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
“Fancy Funeral” or Radical Rebirth? Just Transition and the Future of Work(ers) in the United States Todd E. Vachon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
10 Overcoming the Tragedy of Growth Machines Harvey Molotch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
PART IV Transforming Infrastructure
11 A Green New Deal for Housing Daniel Aldana Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
12 Low- Carbon, High- Speed: How a Green New Deal Can Transform the Transportation Sector J. Mijin Cha and Lara Skinner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
13 Redesigning Political Economy: The Promise and Peril of a Green New Deal for Energy Clark A. Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
PART V The Work of Building a Better Society
14 Community Control and the Climate Crisis: Power, Governance, and Racial Capitalism Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
15 Rethinking the Green New Deal: From War to Work Harry C. Boyte and Trygve Throntveit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	310
16 How to Create Good Jobs, a Sustainable Environment, and a Durable and Successful Left Political Alliance Through a Green New Deal Richard Lachmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	336
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Illustrations
- Other: 12 b&w illustrations

eBook

Published: August 11, 2022
ISBN: 9780231556064