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The Costs of Separation: Friction Between Company and Insolvency Law in the Single Market
Skill development in the transition to a âgreen economyâ: A âvarieties of capitalismâ analysis
Many traditional regions are being transformed as industries restructure. Paradoxically, the global economic downturn offers opportunities to innovate on policies to regenerate areas experiencing deindustrialisation, with one emerging focus being the development of âgreen skillsâ to facilitate the transition of these places to âgreen economiesâ. In this article, we explore similar policy objectives (i.e. regeneration activity based (in part) on green economy transitions) across three deindustrialising/deindustrialised regions â Appalachia (United States), Ruhr (Germany) and the Valleys (South Wales) â to provide an account of the ways in which different regions with similar industrial pasts diverge in their approach to moving towards greener futures. Our argument is that the emphasis in such transitions should be the creation of âdecentâ jobs, with new economic activity and employment initiatives embracing a âhigh roadâ (i.e. high skill/high pay/high quality) trajectory. Utilising a âvarieties of capitalismâ analysis, we contend that an effective, socially inclusive and âhigh roadâ transition is more likely to emerge within co-ordinated market economy contexts, for example, Germany, than within the liberal market economy contexts of, for example, the United States and United Kingdom. In identifying the critical success factors leading to âhigh roadâ green economy, the implications for any such transition within the liberal market economy context of Australia are highlighted