Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.
explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. Fortunately, if done right, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy.
explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.
纽黑文—今年是中国的纪念大年。5月4日,中国将纪念五四运动一百周年。五四运动是一场学生领导的示威运动,发生在1919年的北京天安门,标志着中国民族主义的诞生。一个月后的6月4日是暴力镇压支持民主的学生示威事件30周年,地点也是天安门。相反,这个里程碑事件不会得到中国官方承认,更不会得到纪念。
1919年的游行刻在了天安门广场的人民英雄纪念碑上,永垂不朽。1989年的示威同样以科学和民主为口号,证明自己对民族的忠诚。但1989年的运动在外国称为天安门屠杀,在国内称为“天安门事件”。三十年前的这场运动在中国是禁忌话题,在互联网上被当局抹去痕迹,年轻一代中国人基本都不知道此事。
中国国家纪念5月4日的独特意义,而镇压对6月4日的记忆,这是永远的矛盾。1919年的学生被歌颂为拒绝沉默的爱国者,代表着知识分子勇担社会责任的古老传统。帝制时代的理想学者冒着巨大的风险向权力说出真相,只为暴露官员腐败,刺激改革。
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