The political economy of global responses to Covid-19
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The political economy of global responses to Covid-19
(International political economy series)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2023
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"Corrected publication 2023"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book seeks to identify the reasons why some countries were more efficient and effective than others in responding to the COVID 19 pandemic, and why the global community failed to coalesce. What are the political determinants of the different state responses to the pandemic? Why was scientific advice rejected or ignored in many countries? What has been the role, respectively, of neoliberalism, populism, and authoritarianism in the making of Covid-19 policy? What role have each of these factors played in the uneven and clearly inadequate global response to the pandemic?
In an effort to understand why some states failed to handle the pandemic properly, some of the literature suggests that populism is at the root of the current failure of international co-operation. The global financial crisis of 2008-10 triggered significant cooperation within the G-20, led by the combined efforts of the United States and China. These forms of cooperation have clearly disappeared in the context of the pandemic, not only with respect to economic policy but also in public health and management. The authors of this volume link the different state responses to the pandemic-- from its inception to the start of the vaccination campaign, and to the political regimes prevailing in each. In particular, the present volume focuses on a distinction between the responses of neo-liberal regimes, populist regimes and authoritarian ones.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Political Economy Of The Covid-19 Crisis: Neo-Liberalism, Populism And Autocracy.- Part 1: Neo-Liberal States.- Chapter 1: Populism, Neoliberalism, And The Pandemic: The Tragedy Of U.S. Policy.- Chapter 2: Risk, Responsibilisation And The Political Economy Of The Pandemic In The Uk.- Chapter 3: The Covid-19 Crisis: Global Competitive (Geo)Politics, Labour Regimes And The Case Of Greece.- Chapter 4: An Exceptional Case: Sweden And The Pandemic.- Part 2: Populist States.- Chapter 5: The Pandemic Politics Of The Bolsonaro Government In Brazil: Covid-19 Denial, The Chloroquine Economy And High Death Rates.- Of Poverty, Salaries, And Hunger.-Chapter 6: The Political Economy Of Pandemic Management In India.- Chapter 7: A Tale Of Two Crises. The Impact Of Eu Response To The Pandemic: The Case Of Italy.- Part 3: Authoritarian States.- Chapter 8: Authoritarian Crisis Response To Covid-19 In China.- Chapter 9: Health And Vaccine Diplomacy In Russia's Foreign Policy.- Part 4: Global Inequality.- Chapter 10: Covid-19 And Sub-Saharan Africa: Paradoxes And Very Tentative Conclusions On The Pandemic.- Chapter 11: Conversation On Precarity. The Mutation Of The Virus Into A Public Health Risk On Equity.- Chapter 12: Pandemic Co-Pathogenesis: From The Vectors To The Variants Of Neoliberal Disease.
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