Fighting the First Wave: Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled So Differently Across the Globe

by Peter Baldwin and Peter Baldwin

Book Overview

COVID-19 is the biggest public health and economic disaster of our time. It has posed the same threat across the globe, yet countries have responded very differently and some have clearly fared much better than others. Peter Baldwin uncovers the reasons why in this definitive account of the global politics of pandemic. He shows that how nations responded depended above all on the political tools available - how firmly could the authorities order citizens'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316518337
• ISBN13: 9781316518335
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.7" x 9.2"