PBI Advisory Board member Thomas Marois and Public Services International has just published a policy brief entitled “The potential of public banks to fund local quality public services: A policy brief for workers and trade unions” In this introductory video, Thomas explains that the motivation for this paper was to address the huge gap in awareness and understanding of public banks.
This policy brief can be used by PSI trade unions to build an understanding of what public banks are, how they operate (or should operate), where they can be found in their local communities, what good governance could look like (including workers and community participation), and how they can be mobilised in the public interest.