- December 5, 2023
Project Syndicate: Water and the High Price of Bad Economics
- Opinion piece
The increasingly well-documented links between climate change, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity point to a fundamental issue: our economic systems are based on flawed thinking. We are forever reacting to market failures when we should be pursuing proactive strategies to shape the economy for the common good.
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