Share

Let’s Look Beyond GDP to Rebuild Latin America

By Alicia Bárcena

Well-being, inequality and sustainability should be measured just as carefully as the monetary value of a nation’s products.

This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on fighting the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic See all 5 Big Ideas for recovery here: Guarantee Income | A New Trade Push | Universal Health CareNot Just GDP | Keep Kids in School SANTIAGO – What a year 2020 has been But Latin America and the Caribbean are certainly not alone as we face the challenges imposed by the pandemic The spread of the new coronavirus was set against the backdrop of the crisis of multilateralism, growing inequality, climate change, trade wars, unprotected migration, demographic change and mounting global...

Read this article on the Americas Quarterly website. | Subscribe to AQ.

Related

Explore