A critique of the Indian government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The most destructive effects of Covid-19 in India have not been the result of the disease, but the nature of the government response. The most stringent lockdown in the world destroyed the economy and forced millions into poverty and hunger, but did not control virus transmission. The resurgence of...

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Autor principal: Ghosh, Jayati
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351648/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40812-020-00170-x
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description The most destructive effects of Covid-19 in India have not been the result of the disease, but the nature of the government response. The most stringent lockdown in the world destroyed the economy and forced millions into poverty and hunger, but did not control virus transmission. The resurgence of disease as restrictions were lifted and the continued economic distress point to ten major features of state response that ensured these unfortunate outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-73516482020-07-13 A critique of the Indian government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Ghosh, Jayati J. Ind. Bus. Econ. Article The most destructive effects of Covid-19 in India have not been the result of the disease, but the nature of the government response. The most stringent lockdown in the world destroyed the economy and forced millions into poverty and hunger, but did not control virus transmission. The resurgence of disease as restrictions were lifted and the continued economic distress point to ten major features of state response that ensured these unfortunate outcomes. Springer International Publishing 2020-07-11 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7351648/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40812-020-00170-x Text en © Associazione Amici di Economia e Politica Industriale 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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