Thepandemicleftdisorderandcrisesinitswakeeverywhereitstruck.Drawingondisciplinesincludingpublichealth,politics,andsocioeconomics,thisbooktracksthespreadofCOVID-19toweaveacoherentpicturethatexplainshowscientistslearntaboutthevirus,howauthoritiesreactedaroundtheworld,andhowdifferentsocietiescoped.
Writtenbyaleadingteamofpublichealth,policy,andeconomicsexperts,thisvolumeprovidesanin-depthanalysisofvariouscountries’responsestotheonsetofthepandemic,aswellassuggestionstoincreasecapacityandcapabilitytofightfuturepandemics.Thefirstpartofthebookprovidesanoverviewofglobalgovernanceandinternationalcooperation,economicandsocialconsequencesoftheoutbreak,andbreakthroughsinmathematicalmodellingandCOVID-19vaccines.Thesecondpartofthebookexaminesandcomparesspecificcountriesandregionsthroughthelensofgoodgovernance,socialcontract,andpoliticaltrust.
ThisbookisessentialforanyoneseekingtolearnfromtheimpactofCOVID-19,particularlyprofessionalsandpolicy-makers,aswellasthosewithageneralinterestingovernanceandpandemics.
MAKERS LESSONS FUTURE WORLD POLICY
