Fighting the first wave : why the coronavirus was tackled so differently across the globe /
Baldwin, Peter, 1956-
Fighting the first wave : why the coronavirus was tackled so differently across the globe / Peter Baldwin.
Electronic book available via the Ebook Central platform.
Introduction : one threat, many responses -- Science, politics, and history : do they explain the variety of approaches to Covid-19? -- New dogs, old tricks : fighting Covid-19 with ancient preventive tactics -- The politics of prevention : how state and citizen Interacted, battling the virus -- What was done? : Act one of the pandemic -- Why the preventive playing field was not level : geography, prosperity, society -- Where and why science mattered : traditional Chinese medicine, herd immunity, asymptomatic carriers, superspreading, and masks -- From state to citizen : the individualization of public health -- Who is responsible for our health? : How prevention was enforced -- Difficult decisions in hard times : trade-offs between being safe and being solvent -- Conclusion : public health and public goods : the state in a post-pandemic world.
Why did the world's nations fight the Covid-19 pandemic in such different ways and with such varying results?
9781009006484 9781316518335
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
COVID-19 (Disease)--Prevention
COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
616.2
Fighting the first wave : why the coronavirus was tackled so differently across the globe / Peter Baldwin.
Electronic book available via the Ebook Central platform.
Introduction : one threat, many responses -- Science, politics, and history : do they explain the variety of approaches to Covid-19? -- New dogs, old tricks : fighting Covid-19 with ancient preventive tactics -- The politics of prevention : how state and citizen Interacted, battling the virus -- What was done? : Act one of the pandemic -- Why the preventive playing field was not level : geography, prosperity, society -- Where and why science mattered : traditional Chinese medicine, herd immunity, asymptomatic carriers, superspreading, and masks -- From state to citizen : the individualization of public health -- Who is responsible for our health? : How prevention was enforced -- Difficult decisions in hard times : trade-offs between being safe and being solvent -- Conclusion : public health and public goods : the state in a post-pandemic world.
Why did the world's nations fight the Covid-19 pandemic in such different ways and with such varying results?
9781009006484 9781316518335
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
COVID-19 (Disease)--Prevention
COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
616.2