Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 11 8 2022 08 01 Ensuring Global Health Equity in a Post-pandemic Economy 1246 1250 4272 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.7212 EN Ronald Labonté Globalization and Health Equity, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada Journal Article 2022 03 01 <span class="fontstyle0">With coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) receding, many countries are pondering what a post-pandemic economy should look like. Some advocate a more inclusive stakeholder model of capitalism. Others caution that this would be insufficient to deal with our pre-pandemic crises of income inequality and climate change. Many countries emphasize a ‘green recovery’ with improved funding for health and social protection. Progressive tax reform and fiscal policy innovations are needed, but there is concern that the world is already tilting towards a new round of austerity. Fundamentally, the capitalist growth economy rests on levels of material consumption that are unsustainable and inequitable. More radical proposals thus urge ‘degrowth’ policies to reduce consumption levels while redistributing wealth and income to allow the poorer half of humanity to achieve an ethical life expectancy. We have the policy tools to do so. We need an activist public health movement to ensure there is sufficient political will to adopt them.</span> https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4272_54879df9150dd46d9b07929e905c60b0.pdf