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Author: Toby Green Publisher: Hurst Publishers ISBN: 1805260111 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 368
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During the first years of the pandemic, the political mainstream agreed that ‘following the science’ with hard lockdowns and vaccine mandates was the best way to preserve life. But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy. The Covid Consensus provides an internationalist-left perspective on the world’s Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights and the poor worldwide. As the fortunes of the richest soared, nationwide shutdowns devastated small businesses, the working classes and the Global South’s informal economies. Gender-based violence surged, and the mental health of young people was severely compromised. Meanwhile, unprecedented health restrictions prevented participation in daily life without proof of vaccination. Toby Green and Thomas Fazi argue that these policies grossly exacerbated existing trends of inequality, mediatisation and surveillance, with grave implications for the future. Rich in human detail, The Covid Consensus tackles head-on the refusal of the global political class and mainstream media to report the true extent of the erosion of democratic processes and the socioeconomic assault on the poor. As the world emerges from the pandemic to confront new modes of monitoring and control, this left-wing reappraisal of global Covid policies exposes the injustices and political failings that have produced the biggest crisis since the Second World War.
Author: Toby Green Publisher: Hurst Publishers ISBN: 1805260111 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
During the first years of the pandemic, the political mainstream agreed that ‘following the science’ with hard lockdowns and vaccine mandates was the best way to preserve life. But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy. The Covid Consensus provides an internationalist-left perspective on the world’s Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights and the poor worldwide. As the fortunes of the richest soared, nationwide shutdowns devastated small businesses, the working classes and the Global South’s informal economies. Gender-based violence surged, and the mental health of young people was severely compromised. Meanwhile, unprecedented health restrictions prevented participation in daily life without proof of vaccination. Toby Green and Thomas Fazi argue that these policies grossly exacerbated existing trends of inequality, mediatisation and surveillance, with grave implications for the future. Rich in human detail, The Covid Consensus tackles head-on the refusal of the global political class and mainstream media to report the true extent of the erosion of democratic processes and the socioeconomic assault on the poor. As the world emerges from the pandemic to confront new modes of monitoring and control, this left-wing reappraisal of global Covid policies exposes the injustices and political failings that have produced the biggest crisis since the Second World War.
Author: Toby Green Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 1787386155 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 170
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Since the onset of the pandemic, progressive opinion has been clear that hard lockdowns are the best way to preserve life, while only irresponsible and destructive conservatives like Trump and Bolsonaro oppose them. But why should liberals favor lockdowns, when all the social science research shows that those who suffer most are the economically disadvantaged, without access to good internet or jobs that can be done remotely; that the young will pay the price of the pandemic in future taxes, job prospects, and erosion of public services, when they are already disadvantaged in comparison in terms of pension prospects, paying university fees, and state benefits; and that Covid's impact on the Global South is catastrophic, with the UN predicting potentially tens of millions of deaths from hunger and declaring that decades of work in health and education is being reversed. Toby Green analyses the contradictions emerging through this response as part of a broader crisis in Western thought, where conservative thought is also riven by contradictions, with lockdown policies creating just the sort of big state that it abhors. These contradictions mirror underlying irreconcilable beliefs in society that are now bursting into the open, with devastating consequences for the global poor.
Author: Daniel Briggs Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3031418662 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 209
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Based upon global data and following on from Lockdown: Social Harm in the COVID-19 Era, this book discusses the rise of surveillance capitalism and new forms of control and exclusion throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. It particularly addresses the use of vaccine passports, mandates and the new forms of capital extraction and political control that emerged throughout the pandemic. The book also explicates how the ‘vaccine hesitant’ became marginalized in both mainstream discourse and through regulatory interventions. Whilst the book addresses the wider political economy within which so-called ‘anti-vaxxers’ were ostracized, it also explores the complex nature of their sentiments. The book closes by considering The New Futures of Exclusion, outlining the forms of surveillance and control that may be implemented in the future particularly in light of the challenges brought by global warming and the energy transition. It is a broadly accessible text, particularly appealing to policymakers, general readers and academics in sociology, political sociology, politics, human geography, political economy, criminology, social policy, psychology, history, and infectious diseases and medicine.
Author: Toby Green Publisher: ISBN: 9781787388413 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Why does Western pandemic policy have support across the political spectrum, when its social impacts conflict with ideology on both right and left?During the pandemic, the Left has agreed that 'following the science' with hard lockdowns is the best way to preserve life; only irresponsible right-wing populists oppose them. But social science shows that while the rich have got richer, those suffering most under lockdown are the already disadvantaged: the poor, the young, and--most overlooked of all--the Global South. The UN is predicting tens of millions of deaths from hunger and warning that decades of development are being reversed. Equally, why have conservatives backed lockdowns and other major interventions, creating the big state that they usually abhor?These contradictions within the great consensus of Western pandemic response are part of a broader crisis in Western thought. Toby Green peels back the policy paradoxes to reveal irreconcilable beliefs in our societies. These deep divisions are now bursting into the open, with devastating consequences for the global poor.
Author: Naomi P. O'Grady Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 032396088X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 209
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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Naomi P. O'Grady and Sameer Kadri bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Complex Infectious Diseases Issues in the Intensive Care Unit. Affected immunity of patients with COVID-19 has made management of complex infectious diseases in the intensive care unit more important than ever. This issue provides key updates for managing these complex infectious diseases and includes current clinical information for COVID-19 patients, making this a state-of-the-art collection of review articles for practicing infectious disease physicians. - Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including timing and spectrum of antibiotic treatment for suspected sepsis and septic shock; preparing an ICU for a lethal viral respiratory pandemic; rapid implementation of a system-level ICU pandemic surge staffing amidst quarantined staff and infection control barriers; management of serious SARS-CoV-2 infection with immunotherapies; supportive care in patients with critical COVID-19; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on complex infectious diseases issues in the ICU, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author: Thomas Rawson Publisher: Frontiers Media SA ISBN: 2832524990 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 815
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Almost nine months since the first recorded case, the novel betacoronovirus; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has now passed 18 million confirmed cases. The multi-disciplinary work of researchers worldwide has provided a far deeper understanding of COVID-19 pathogenesis, clinical treatment and outcomes, lethality, disease-spread dynamics, period of infectivity, containment interventions, as well as providing a wealth of relevant epidemiological data. With 27 vaccines currently undergoing human trials, and countries worldwide continuing to battle case numbers, or prepare for resurgences, the need for efficient, high-quality pipelines for peer-reviewed research remains as crucial as ever.
Author: Popescu, Cristina Raluca Gh. Publisher: IGI Global ISBN: 1668433761 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 425
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Globalization and technological advances have the immense power to create a new economy, address sustainability concerns, and facilitate societal changes. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to notable modifications in the world economy and society that require adjustments to business models, as well as our way of life. It is critical to understand these new models in our changing society for businesses to not only survive, but to thrive. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on New Economy Development and Societal Change provides an updated view of the newest trends, novel practices, and latest tendencies concerning the manner of shaping the new economy and accelerating societal change, demonstrating the crucial importance of rethinking the world’s models, priorities, and strategies while seeking a more responsible path for humanity. Covering topics such as tourism and salesmanship skills, this publication is ideal for academicians, researchers, scientists, scholars, practitioners, industry professionals, consultants, instructors, and students.
Author: Stephen Skowronek Publisher: University Press of Kansas ISBN: 0700629432 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 272
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In this expanded third edition, renowned scholar Stephen Skowronek, addresses Donald J. Trump’s presidency. Skowronek’s insights have fundamentally altered our understanding of the American presidency. His “political time” thesis has been particularly influential, revealing how presidents reckon with the work of their predecessors, situate their power within recent political events, and assert their authority in the service of change. A classic widely used in courses on the presidency, Skowronek’s book has greatly expanded our understanding of and debates over the politics of leadership. It clarifies the typical political problems that presidents confront in political time, as well as the likely effects of their working through them, and considers contemporary innovations in our political system that bear on the leadership patterns from the more distant past. Drawing out parallels in the politics of leadership between Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt and between James Polk and John Kennedy, it develops a new and revealing perspective on the presidential leadership of Clinton, Bush, Obama, and now Trump. In this third edition Skowronek carefully examines the impact of recent developments in government and politics on traditional leadership postures and their enactment, given the current divided state of the American polity, the impact of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, of a more disciplined and homogeneous Republican party, of conservative advocacy of the “unitary theory” of the executive, and of progressive disillusionment with the presidency as an institution. A provocative review of presidential history, Skowronek’s book brims with fresh insights and opens a window on the institution of the executive office and the workings of the American political system as a whole. Intellectually satisfying for scholars, it also provides an accessible volume for students and general readers interested in the American presidency.
Author: S Arulrhaj Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers ISBN: 9390020581 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 111
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As the dawn of 2020 arrived, a new threat to Mankind was revealed in the form of- novel Corona Virus, claiming lives incessantly all over the world. Starting in the end of 2019, December, this strain of Corona virus was first isolated from Wuhan, China. The never before identified strain of Corona virus in man, was named as novel Corona virus (2019-nCoV). The infection caused has now been named as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19). With the physicians still to learn about its behaviour and with no cure at hand, the disease turned into pandemic very soon. World Health Organization instructed all information regarding COVID-19 accessible, so as to doctors and health workers all over the world can use it for better management of the patients globally. Association of Physicians of India has also followed the foot-steps of WHO and has committed itself for the integration of knowledge among the nation and its members regarding COVID-19 through this book Clinical Updates on COVID- 19. As severe forms of the infection have been encountered by the individuals suffering from co-morbidities, this book has addressed Covid 19 infection in such patients with great details. Hope this book will be helpful for all the practicing physicians and resident doctors in combating this Pandemic all over the world.
Author: World Bank Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 1464818029 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 150
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Although global economic activity is recovering and output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is expected to grow in 2021, containing COVID-19 remains a challenge in the region. Enterprise survey data for the emerging and developing countries in the region show that COVID-19 had a profound and heterogeneous impact on firms. Smaller, younger, and female-run businesses were hit harder and had greater difficulty recovering. But the crisis also played a cleansing role and economic activity in ECA appears to have been reallocated toward more productive firms during the crisis, particularly in countries with more competitive markets. Firms with high pre-crisis labor productivity experienced significantly smaller drops in sales and employment than firms with low pre-crisis labor productivity and were also more likely to adapt to the crisis by increasing online activity and remote work. Many governments in ECA implemented broad policy support schemes to address the initial economic fallout from the crisis. Overall, this government support was more likely to go to less productive and larger firms, regardless of the level of their pre-crisis innovation. As economies enter the economic recovery phase, it will be important for policy makers in all countries to phase out broad policy support measures as soon as appropriate and focus on fostering a competitive business environment, which is key to a strong recovery, resilience to future crises, and sustainable, long-term economic growth.
Author: Toby Green
Author: Toby Green
Author: Toby Green
Author: Daniel Briggs
Author: Toby Green
Author: Naomi P. O'Grady
Author: Thomas Rawson
Author: Popescu, Cristina Raluca Gh.
Author: Stephen Skowronek
Author: S Arulrhaj
Author: World Bank