Green stimulus and pink batts: The environmental politics of Australia's response to the financial crisis

Kyla Tienhaara

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    Abstract

    In the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC), governments in many countries developed Keynesian fiscal stimulus packages to reinvigorate their economies. Most of these stimulus packages contained a portion of measures that were labelled by governments and other organizations as 'green'. Although several reports have assessed the amount and sectoral distribution of green spending in the major economies following the GFC, there has been minimal examination of how particular investment decisions were made or what the environmental outcomes have been. This paper examines Australia's experience with green stimulus with a focus on the controversial program for home insulation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)54-78
    JournalJournal of Australian Political Economy
    Volume2015
    Issue number76
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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