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26 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2021
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Podcast episode
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A year on from the WHO declaring Covid 19 a pandemic, we examine the economic impact. Economists Marianna Mazzucato from University College London and Richard Portes from the London Business School discuss whether coronavirus has presented an opportunity for policymakers to build back in a way which might actually benefit people around the world. Also in the programme, the Australian government has launched a subsidy scheme offering half price air tickets to domestic holiday spots such as the Gold Coast. Margy Osmond is chief executive of Australia's Tourism and Transport Forum, and tells us what impact the move is likely to have on the country's faltering tourism sector. Plus, the BBC's Ijeoma Ndukwe reports on the difficulties that many of those held in the United States pre-trial have with paying bail, and asks whether a new reform agenda might help reverse social and racial inequality in the American justice system.
Released:
Mar 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (41)
How is the surging price of commodities affecting the global economy?: The S&P GSCI, which tracks commodity prices has advanced 12% this year by World Business Report