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It's time to change this.
In the UK, when Victorians built many infrastructures that are still in use today, they were quite optimistic. Don't just look at the magnificent city hall they built, but also look at the huge Italian-style cotton spinning mill in the north of England, or the London sewer that was designed and supervised by Joseph Bazaget and operated for 150 years. How did they do that?
As countries work hard to deal with the economic impact of the epidemic and plan the path to recovery, we must all believe in one thing: now is the right time to invest heavily. Investment targets include zero-carbon energy, transportation infrastructure and buildings; agriculture and food industries that help restore biodiversity and ensure healthy food supplies; integrated medical systems, and supplies that are resilient to the next pandemic chain.
There is also the challenge of comprehensively improving the level of economic development In the United Kingdom, the road network built during the Roman Empire covered most of England. Therefore, the economic imbalance between London and other places that we now see is not deep from its historical roots. However, domestic inequality in many countries—such as the inequality between southern and northern Italy—is deep-rooted and has been exacerbated by years of “tightening” in public services.
The scale of the tasks set by European and American governments is huge. If they want to persuade others, their words must sound full of confidence. And they need to convince private sector investors and the public that these expenditures will be worthwhile for a successful recovery. This challenge is both operational and narrative.
