South Africa’s G20 leadership: An opportunity to drive an inclusive future through values – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa’s G20 leadership: An opportunity to drive an inclusive future through values – The Mail & Guardian

Each year, the G20 convenes as the steward of the global economic order. But, increasingly, its declarations ring hollow against the backdrop of planetary upheaval and public disillusionment. The forum remains rooted in a growth-first orthodoxy, even as new paradigms — ecological economics, regenerative development, participatory governance — begin to reshape the conversation. Is the G20 listening? There is a sense that it might be speaking only…