We are facing a global water crisis that warrants the same level of attention, ambition, and action as the climate and biodiversity crises. Da Project Syndicate.

Johan Rockström, Mariana Mazzucato, Nicolas Stern, Partha Dasguptha
3 Dicembre 2023 | Sezione: Ambiente, Nella reteWe are facing a global water crisis that warrants the same level of attention, ambition, and action as the climate and biodiversity crises. Da Project Syndicate.
The world needs a pandemic preparedness and response strategy built on equitable and representative decision-making.Da Social Europe.
We should treat human wellbeing as a long-term investment rather than a short-term cost. First is the need to create the fiscal space necessary to significantly increase public investment. Dal Financial Times.
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the deficiencies of economic deregulation and market liberalization, a new policymaking paradigm is emerging. But its success depends on concrete reforms and the creation of new mission-driven institutions.
His claim that ‘greed’ was the driver behind the UK’s vaccine success ignores the huge role of state funding. Da The Guardian.
For too long, people have acted as if the private sector were the primary driver of innovation and value creation and therefore were entitled to the resulting profits. But this is simply not true. The road to a more symbiotic partnership between public and private institutions begins with the recognition that value is created collectively. […]
Lungi dall’essere ad un passo dal controllo statale dell’economia, i salvataggi condizionati si sono dimostrati uno strumento efficace per guidare le forze produttive nell’interesse di obiettivi strategici e ampiamente condivisi. Da Project Syndacate.
Dopo la crisi del 2008, abbiamo imparato fin troppo bene cosa succede quando i governi inondano incondizionatamente l’economia di liquidità invece di gettare le basi per una ripresa sostenibile e inclusiva. Ora che è in atto una crisi ancor più grave non si deve ripetere lo stesso errore. Da “Project Syndicate”.
The much-maligned state was permitted to pursue only timid policy responses. This failure reflects the extent to which policy continues to be informed by ideology, specifically, neoliberalism.socialeurope.eu
Regardless of one’s position on the recent Italian referendum on constitutional reform, it is clear that Matteo Renzi made a mistake when he identified the Yes vote with his position as prime minister. It meant that some people voted No simply to oust him, while others voted Yes to avoid the instability that would follow […]