The Conditions for a Path Beyond Capitalism Comment on "Can a Well-Being Economy Save Us?"

Abstract

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.