Before the pandemic, our cities had a simple plan: let population growth drive economic activity. But the world is changing and the perpetual growth mindset has to change with it.
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A century ago, the end of the 1918 flu pandemic was followed by a period of prosperity, cultural flourishing and social change known as the Roaring ‘20s. Will the end of COVID-19 launch a similar era?
Economic recovery and solving the care crisis can and should go hand in hand.
Last year, 189 countries – home to roughly 65% of the global population – cut themselves off from the world at some point. Borders are now reopening and travel resuming, but normal is a ways off.
Theatre and audiences are slowly beginning to share the same airspace again. We are freshly conscious of breath, but it has always been intimately linked with the dramatic arts.
A collapse in revenue and a lack of government support have led to university workforces being decimated to cut costs. This presents a number of longer-term risks for universities and the nation.
The Reserve Bank Australia has exhausted the limits of monetary policy, There’s no magic pudding, says governor Philip Lowe.
The oil and gas industry was in trouble before the pandemic hit, but now it faces potential collapse. A majority of Canadians want the federal government to invest in a ‘green recovery.’
Community sport already faced financial difficulties and funding cuts – coronavirus will only make this worse.
A COVID-19-type pandemic had long been predicted, but our warnings weren’t heeded. We need to start rethinking our approach to health now – even in countries like New Zealand.
What the world will look like in the absence of a COVID vaccine or treatment.
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing, De Montfort University
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Distinguished Professor, University of Otago
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Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Emerita Professor of Politics, University of Huddersfield
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Research Assistant, Faculty Research Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University
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Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Coventry University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo
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Honorary Fellow, LH Martin Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University
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Associate Professor in Disability Studies, Coventry University
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Clinical Professor, University of Manchester
