Moosa, Imad A.,

The economics of COVID-19 : implications of the pandemic for economic thought and public policy / Imad A. Moosa. - xiv, 232 pages : illustrations (black and white)

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."--

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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020---Economic aspects.
Economic history--21st century.
Economic policy.

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