Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 14 1 2025 12 01 The Conditions for a Path Beyond Capitalism; Comment on “Can a Well-Being Economy Save Us?” 1 3 4696 10.34172/ijhpm.8912 EN Lina Brand-Correa Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada Journal Article 2024 11 19 <span class="fontstyle0">In this commentary I aim to contribute to Ronald Labonté’s recent editorial “Can a Well-Being Economy Save Us?” on the role of well-being economies in providing for everyone’s needs within the limits of our planet. In particular, I add a couple of lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic that can provide the required inspiration to plot a path beyond capitalism – one that is based on hope that change is possible, one where our understanding of well-being is detached from economic growth, one where demand and excess are challenged and one where we go beyond the market to meet our needs.</span> https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4696_d040f468ab017958487beae0ad0e7f0e.pdf