Nothing is a coincidence: we fell in wellness since 2018

By Sofía Ramírez

Well-being is more than economic growth, no doubt. If we learned anything from the election campaigns and the 2018 presidential election itself, as well as from the academic research agenda for several decades now, it is that we should not only care about poverty but also about inequality of income and opportunities. And I say we learned this in 2018 because that was the most vocal demand of the people of Mexico at the polls: to see those we do not see, the poorest and those who have not progressed for generations, and to close the gaps and invest in the well-being of families with lower incomes and few opportunities.

Of course, the soup has been falling from our plates to our mouths. Let me tell you.