The Economics of Pandemics: Exploring Globally Shared Experiences

This book explores the historical and global impacts of pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, from a variety of perspectives, such as infectious diseases, economics, governance, and public health. It offers a conceptual framework for the economics of pandemics as a globally shared experience and examines the global responses to the pandemic, including global governance, lockdowns, radical movements, and mRNA vaccines. It will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, and policymakers in these fields.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 313 pages
Publication date: 14 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has its roots in the 14th-century plague pandemic, has had far-reaching humanitarian, economic, societal, and planetary impacts. In this comprehensive book, the authors explore the global health crises from various perspectives, including infectious diseases, economics, governance, and public health. The nine chapters delve into the pandemic's effects on a worldwide scale, comparing it to other global challenges such as global warming, artificial intelligence, and high-risk physics experiments.

Based on historical records of past pandemics and extensive data from the COVID-19 crisis, the authors present a conceptual framework for understanding the economics of pandemics as a shared global experience. The book aims to critically examine the global responses to the pandemic, including global governance, lockdowns, radical movements, and mRNA vaccines. It will serve as a valuable resource for students, researchers, and policymakers engaged in the fields of environmental economics, global-scale public goods, and health economics.

The authors emphasize the need for coordinated global efforts to address the challenges posed by pandemics, including the distribution of vaccines, the development of effective public health policies, and the promotion of sustainable economic growth. They also highlight the importance of interdisciplinary research and collaboration to develop comprehensive solutions to these complex problems.

In conclusion, this book provides a comprehensive and insightful examination of the humanitarian, economic, societal, and planetary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises. It offers valuable insights and recommendations for policymakers, researchers, and students seeking to understand and address these challenges.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030910235
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022