Goal 8 reads: Sustained and inclusive economic growth can drive progress, create decent jobs for all and improve living standards.
COVID-19 has disrupted billions of lives and endangered the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a global recession as bad as or worse than in 2009. As job losses escalate, the International Labor Organization estimates that nearly half of the global workforce is at risk of losing their livelihoods.....
This is also what we do in Scandinavia. We need a growth to be able to take care of the poor education, health, police etc. The system is built on growth.
Here you can read about Lean economy, built on a system with a small growth, or a more balanced system. Is it vulnerable or stable?
Ulla.