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COVID-19 and the state

THIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was wealthier countries with stronger institutions that suffered the highest numbers of cases and fatalities. Many weaker countries were instead praised for more...

  • COVID-19
  • the state
  • Pandemic
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The 1918–20 influenza pandemic
  • Pandemic
  • COVID-19
  • socioeconomic consequences
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The 1918-20 influenza pandemic: A retrospective in the time of COVID-19
by Prema-chandra Athukorala, Chaturica Athukorala November 2022

The influenza pandemic of 1918 (the Spanish Flu) is by far the greatest humanitarian disaster caused by an infectious disease in modern history. It...

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
  • Spanish flu
Working Paper
Corruption and crisis: do institutions matter?

While the short-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on lives and livelihoods are well understood, we know little about the effect of the pandemic for longer-term outcomes such as corruption. We look at the historical data on political and economic...

  • Corruption
  • Institutions
  • Crisis
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Management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala through the lens of state capacity and clientelism

During the first wave of COVID-19 infections, Kerala, a state in southern India, successfully managed to contain the pandemic. As a result, the Kerala model of managing the COVID-19 pandemic was celebrated as a success across the globe. However, at...

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
  • State capacity
Working Paper
The global inequality boomerang

This paper focuses on the past and potential future evolution of income (or consumption) inequality in the world over the period 1981–2040. Inequality in the world has fallen by most common definitions since the late 1980s, and this is largely due to...

  • Global inequality
  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
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Life with Corona

Gender differences (GD) in mental health have come under renewed scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. While rapidly emerging evidence indicates a deterioration of mental health in general, it remains unknown whether the pandemic will have an impact...

  • Pandemic
  • Mental health
  • Gender differences
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Does an effective government lower COVID-19’s health impact?

Government effectiveness has played an important role in tackling the crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This paper discusses the different aspects of government effectiveness in explaining the variation in the COVID-19 confirmed...

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
  • State effectiveness
Working Paper
Duterte’s pandemic populism

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic undermined the populist legacy of Philippine president Rodrigo R. Duterte. Despite implementing one of the longest and strictest lockdowns globally, the country has struggled with controlling the pandemic. While...

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
  • Philippines
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the state in Bihar

This paper presents a critical analysis of official data related to COVID-19 in Bihar state, India, which points to the manipulation of data for political ends. The ruling party’s claim that the state managed the COVID pandemic brilliantly seems more...

  • Data
  • Pandemic
  • COVID-19
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The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918–20

The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-20—commonly known as the Spanish flu—infected over a quarter of the world’s population and killed over 50 million people. It is by far the greatest humanitarian disaster caused by infectious disease in modern...

  • Spanish flu
  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
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Pandemic precarity and the complicated case of Maharashtra

The state of Maharashtra and the city of Mumbai have been referred to as the epidemic epicentre of India since the time of the plague of 1896 and influenza epidemic of 1918. During the COVID-19 pandemic too, the state experienced the highest cases...

  • Pandemic
  • Migrants
  • COVID-19 vaccine
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COVID-19 and socioeconomic impact in Asia

Several countries have enacted lockdown measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect their health systems and reduce the number of mortalities. One of the most extreme national lockdown measures has been taken by the government of India...

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
  • Lockdown
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How Africa can fight the pandemic
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by Arkebe Oqubay April 2020

The response to Africa’s COVID-19 plight must be swift and at scale rather than too little, too late. In a world short of progressive global...

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
  • Economic Policy and Good Governance
Background Note
COVID-19 and socioeconomic impact in Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic has now spread to over 180 countries, including several countries in sub-Saharan Africa.1 Kenya reported its first COVID-19 case on 13 March 2020. By 31 March the number of confirmed cases had risen to 59, with over 70 per cent...

  • COVID-19
  • Pandemic
  • Africa
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An assessment of the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Kenya’s trade

We examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Kenya’s foreign trade using quarterly trade data for the period 2019 to the second quarter of 2021. The exploratory analysis shows that growth of Kenya’s merchandise exports remained resilient...

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  • Kenya
  • Exports
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