Anchoring Transformation: Policy Anchors for Ensuring a new European Social-Economic Paradigm

Published 2021 – The second volume in the Club of Rome’s Economic Recovery, Renewal and Resilience Series highlights the need for a step-change towards transformational economic models that move beyond GDP and embrace broader social, environmental and economic indicators with a focus on the wellbeing of people and the planet. The publication presents a series of policy recommendations that could act as short-term levers to enable long-term systems change and economic transformation in Europe.

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Young person’s guide to storytelling

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