August 11, 2021 | Commentary
  • Type of publication: Commentary
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Economics for The Developing World
  • Publication Date: 2021-08-11
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In an article for Project Syndicate, Jayati Ghosh writes that the perfect storm of COVID-19 and climate change, and the resulting economic damage, will most likely trigger much more social and political instability. Although substantially increased international cooperation can still avert this nightmarish scenario, the current state of global politics provides few grounds for optimism.

 

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