Covid opens door to ideas new and old for a better economy

Covid opens door to ideas new and old for a better economy

Change won’t be easy. The global financial meltdown a decade ago led to similar cries, mostly to no avail besides stricter rules on banks that were later watered down. Here are some of the ideas — often old ones revived — that their proponents want to see go mainstream this time.

While the pandemic lockdowns suggest that’s no fun, proponents say the chaotic freezing of the economy shouldn’t be seen as an example of degrowth, but rather as a sign of why it’s needed. (Reuters) Modern economies will change forever after the coronavirus pandemic passes if some radical thinkers […]

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