Good Governance: Well-Meaning Slogan Or Desirable Development Goal?

Climate activists and politicians constantly tell us electric cars are cleaner, cheaper, and better. California and many countries, including the U.K., Germany, and Japan, will even prohibit the sale of new gas and diesel cars within a decade or two. But if electric cars are really so good, why do we need to ban the alternatives? And why do we need to subsidize electric cars to the tune of $30 billion per year?

Many proposals have been made in the past ten years to make Haiti’s public sector more effective. In spite of these efforts, public services remain in a critical state, illustrated by strikes, delays caused by red tape, and difficulties for citizens to do things like getting a passport, registering land, or clearing customs for imported goods. The improvement of public services continues to pose a challenge for Haiti.

Ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit on September 18-19 at the United Nations General Assembly, Exemplars News spoke with Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center think tank and author of the new book, Best Things First