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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives for a special executive committee meeting of the African Natoinal Congress to discuss coalition arrangements. Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

South Africa’s coalition government – making the case for hope

In the wake of South Africa’s electoral surprises and their aftermath, a new dawn of hope may just be possible.
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals were designed to address extreme poverty, social inequality, the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity. (Shutterstock)

GDP is not enough to measure a country’s development. What if we used the Sustainable Development Goals instead?

Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help replace traditional growth measures like GDP?
Canada should be making room for measures of personal and collective well-being other than GDP, including price stability, lower levels of inequality and happiness. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Economic growth tops the priority list for Canadian policymakers — here’s why

Drawing on insights from their recent book, two academics shed light on why Canada’s anemic growth should be a cause for concern.
Nashville is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities and increasingly a destination for immigrants. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Excessively high rents are a major burden for immigrants in US cities

The US economy relies on immigrants to fill jobs, but many of them are struggling with high rent burdens that make it harder to build productive lives and integrate into their communities.
Given how wealth contributes to health on the personal, individual level, the case for economic growth being good for us might seem intuitive. (Shutterstock)

Is economic growth good for our health?

The historical correlation between economic prosperity and increased life expectancy might suggest that growth is generally a good thing. However, other evidence points to the downside of growth.

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