Paolo de Renzio is Senior Research Fellow at the International Budget Partnership in Washington, DC, and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for International Relations at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

In this interview, Paolo discusses how the poor and marginalized, including low-wage workers and illegal immigrants, have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. He argues that governments must respond by spending more, better and differently to relieve the burden on those who are suffering most. Income support measures, such as Universal Basic Income, are discussed as part of a new approach to economic policymaking that breaks from neoliberalism. He calls for a broad coalition of progressive forces to unite and push for these necessary changes.

He was interviewed by Calina Ellwand, Communications and Public Affairs Manager at the Global Centre for Pluralism on September 21, 2020.

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