The economics of covid-19 implications of the pandemic for economic thought and public policy
"This timely book explores the neglected risk in the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrating the ways in which four decades of neoliberal economic and public policy has eroded the functional capacity of states to handle catastrophic events. Challenging the very heart of modern nation stat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Northampton
Edward Elgar Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBooks Collection Business & Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Contents: Preface
- 1. The economics and epidemiology of epidemics and pandemic
- 2. Measures and determinants of the severity of covid-19
- 3. The effects and consequences of covid-19
- 4. Public policy response to the pandemic
- 5. Implications for democracy, militarism and international relations
- 6. Rethinking the free market doctrine
- 7. Rethinking the principles of the washington consensus
- 8. Rethinking healthcare and welfar
- 9. Rethinking the status quo
- 10. Epilogue
- Index
- Includes bibliographical references and index