Society & Culture
In the first episode of our COVID-19 series, Professor Andrew Walter takes Jarryd through the impact that the virus is currently having on political and economic institutions around the world. Andrew explains how governments are reacting to what is primarily a health crisis, but is also having the most negative impact on modern national economies since the 07-09 Great Financial Crisis or even the Great Depression of the 1930’s. From the Central Banks using unconventional tactics to the largest government stimulus packages ever seen in history to incite economic norms. It is clear that conservative government’s rhetoric to welfare safety nets and neo-liberal markets hegemony will take centre stage as this crisis subsides.Credits to Marty Pang for the theme song.