Abstract
Globalization is described as the growing interconnection between human societies beyond geographical boundaries, at increasing speed and impact on ideas, culture, and behaviours. Global health policies have been associated to development strategies, and the idea itself of “development” has been “colonized” becoming a metaphor of economic growth. The neoliberal ideas and policies increased inequalities worldwide concentrating wealth in the hands of small sectors. Those ideas also affected the definition, consistency and sustainability of the development agenda 2030. Counter-hegemonic processes are needed in defence of the sovereignty of local communities with human and ecosystem’s health as the new indicator of “development”.
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Missoni, E. (2023). Globalization, Socio-Economic Development, and Health. In: Raviglione, M.C.B., Tediosi, F., Villa, S., Casamitjana, N., Plasència, A. (eds) Global Health Essentials. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33851-9_72
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