Education and Full Employment in the Capitalocene: Political Possibilities, Ecological Imperatives
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| Title: | Education and Full Employment in the Capitalocene: Political Possibilities, Ecological Imperatives |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jason van Tol (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Environmental Education. 2024 55(2):180-190. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Education Work Relationship, Monetary Systems, Relevance (Education), Conservation (Environment), Social Systems, Public Policy, Guaranteed Income, Unemployment, Neoliberalism, Employment Opportunities, Economics, Environmental Education, Politics of Education |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00958964.2023.2259838 |
| ISSN: | 0095-8964 1940-1892 |
| Abstract: | Imagine what education would look like if upon completion every graduate was guaranteed a job paying a living wage, democratically created, doing meaningful work… This is a political possibility in most countries in the world today: Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) demonstrates that, provided a country has sovereignty over its currency, which most now do, it faces no nominal constraints on spending and can always choose to guarantee jobs and maintain full employment. Yet a pervasive feature of the neoliberal phase of the Capitalocene has been precisely the opposite: high and rising rates of un- and underemployment. This article examines the reasons for this trend and argues that its impact on education has been both unnecessary and detrimental. Finally, it suggests a strategy for educators to reverse this trend and the associated policy of economic growth, and, with reference to history, imagines what the effects such a reversal might have. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1416672 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Imagine what education would look like if upon completion every graduate was guaranteed a job paying a living wage, democratically created, doing meaningful work… This is a political possibility in most countries in the world today: Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) demonstrates that, provided a country has sovereignty over its currency, which most now do, it faces no nominal constraints on spending and can always choose to guarantee jobs and maintain full employment. Yet a pervasive feature of the neoliberal phase of the Capitalocene has been precisely the opposite: high and rising rates of un- and underemployment. This article examines the reasons for this trend and argues that its impact on education has been both unnecessary and detrimental. Finally, it suggests a strategy for educators to reverse this trend and the associated policy of economic growth, and, with reference to history, imagines what the effects such a reversal might have. |
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| ISSN: | 0095-8964 1940-1892 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00958964.2023.2259838 |
