Global food supply chains have been disrupted by restrictions on movement, and rising food protectionism has threatened access to food and its affordability.
While the media, right and left-wing parties and the average newspaper reader celebrate in anticipation of “helicopter money” from Brussels, or otherwise the so-called “Next Generation EU”.
Given that even ‘profit’ now seems to be dirty word, it is no surprise that being accused of ‘profiteering’ during a crisis is about as bad as it can get.
No discussion of globalisation would be complete without considering some of the myths that have over the recent years come to dominate the public discourse.
There has been a great deal of debate recently about the availability and desirability of various financial instruments to deal with the fallout from the Corona crisis.