The impact of the green economy on jobs in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 109, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages

  Borel Saladin, Jacqueline M ^a   Turok, Ivan N ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Green economy; Green job estimates; Jobs; Regulations; Skills

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84884885807     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2013/a0033     Document Type: Short Survey

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