The economics of COVID-19 : implications of the pandemic for economic thought and public policy / Imad A. Moosa.
By: Moosa, Imad A [author.]
.Publisher: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021Description: xiv, 232 pages : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781800377219.Subject(s): COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects | Economic history -- 21st century | Economic policyDDC classification: 330.9052 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Brougham Room, Principal Floor | Book Display | 330.9052 MOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 021757 |
The economics and epidemiology of epidemics and pandemics -- Measures and determinants of the severity of Covid-19 -- The effects and consequences of Covid-19 -- Public policy response to the pandemic -- Implications for democracy, militarism and international relations -- Rethinking the free market doctrine -- Rethinking the free market doctrine -- Rethinking the principles of the Washington Consensus -- Rethinking healthcare and welfare -- Rethinking the status quo.
"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."-- Taken from back cover.