Professor David McDonald (Global Development Studies) returns to Campus Beat to discuss Public Banks and Covid 19: Combatting the Pandemic with Public Finance, the groundbreaking follow-up to his co-edited collection Public Water and Covid: 19 Dark Clouds and Silver Linings.
In this episode, we learn about public banks and their significance and their role in relieving financial challenges for households, small businesses and even whole communities. We learn more about what authors in this collection suggest about best practices and areas for improvement vis-a-vis response to the global pandemic and changes that might be made to make public banks more equitable, democratic and sustainable moving forward.
In a news story in the Queen’s Gazette on September 10th, Victoria Klassen wrote a story about mountain-building events a billion years ago a...
February 21st–Queen’s University Alumni Association President Sue Bates (Artsci ’91) and QUAA Kingston Branch President Tim Packulak (Sci ’14) join us live in studio...
A Tale of Two Rectors. March 28th – Queen’s University Rector Cam Yung (Sci ’18) and Rector Elect Alexandra da Silva (ArtSci ’20) join...