A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy

By Matrice Jacobine @ 2025-02-16T15:40 (+4)

This is a linkpost to https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/new-trilemma-of-climate-change-global-poverty-rich-countries-middle-classes-by-dani-rodrik-2024-09

It may be impossible simultaneously to combat climate change, boost the middle class in advanced economies, and reduce global poverty. Under current policy trajectories, any combination of two goals appears to come at the expense of the third.