STRINGS ATTACHED: designing better bailouts
In this episode:
Some sectors are likely to need further support during this crisis. But should government attach conditions to corporate bailouts, or even seek an equity stake in bailed out companies? Danish MP Rune Lund explains why everyone’s talking about Denmark’s approach. Then Common Wealth’s Adrienne Buller and economist Mariana Mazzucato discuss the conditions they’d like to see over here.
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Former table tennis champion turned best-selling author Matthew Syed chats about his book on the importance of diverse thinking.
Guests
Adrienne Buller (@adribuller), senior research fellow at Common Wealth - a think tank working on democratic ownership
Mariana Mazzucato (@MazzucatoM), economist and director of the Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose at UCL
Rune Lund (@RuneLundEL), Enhedslisten (Red-Green Alliance) MP in Denmark
Matthew Syed (@matthewsyed), author and former England table tennis player
More info
Key reports
Common Wealth: Commoning the company (Apr 2020)
Common Wealth: How public stakes can secure a sustainable future for aviation (Mar 2020)
High Pay Centre: Conditions are critical: Coronavirus bailouts (Mar 2020)
IPPR: Beyond Bailouts (Mar 2020)
News & articles
The Guardian: £400bn dividends paid by UK companies pre-coronavirus (Apr 2020)
The Guardian: Airlines seek €12.8bn bailout without climate conditions (Apr 2020)
Business Insider: Denmark refuses to bailout tax dodging companies (Apr 2020)
Adrienne Buller: The world cannot return to normal after Covid-19 (Apr 2020)
Mariana Mazzucato: Coronavirus is a chance to do capitalism differently (Mar 2020)
Mariana Mazzucato: Capitalism’s Triple Crisis (Mar 2020)