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Author:   Linda Chelan Li
Publisher:   City University of Hong Kong Press
Imprint:   City University of Hong Kong Press
Dimensions:   Width: 20.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 29.80cm
Weight:   0.887kg
ISBN:  

9789629375966

ISBN 10:   9629375966
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   28 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

01 GLOBAL The Development of the Global Pandemic The Hard Questions the World Health Organization Must Answer in Its Coronavirus Inquiry Timeline 02 CAMBODIA COVID-19 in Cambodia: Managing a Crisis with Limited Resources Timeline 03 MAINLAND CHINA COVID-19 in Mainland China: Anti-Epidemic Social Mobilization under Comprehensive Management Timeline 04 GERMANY COVID-19 in Germany: Learning to Dance with the Virus Timeline 05 HONG KONG COVID-19 in Hong Kong: Pulling Together amidst Divisions Fighting COVID-19 in Hong Kong: The Effects of Community and Social Mobilization Timeline 06 MACAO COVID-19 in Macao: A Brief Review of the Macao Government’s Anti-epidemic Measures Timeline 07 NEW ZEALAND COVID-19 in New Zealand: Scientific Advice and Political Realities Timeline 08 TAIWAN COVID-19 in Taiwan: Some Crucial Experiences for Fighting the Pandemic Timeline 09 UNITED KINGDOM COVID-19 in the United Kingdom: Capability Development and Limitations Timeline 10 UNITED STATES Timeline

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In the 'post-truth' era, such careful documentation of the facts is especially welcome. --Dr Tania Burchardt, Associate Professor, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science The end is not yet in sight for the pandemic but in these pages the key factors in its development and some possible solutions for the future are laid out in ways that make it indispensable reading. --Prof David S. G. Goodman, Professor of China Studies and former Vice President, Academic Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou This book is an important and groundbreaking effort by social scientists to understand on how states have been managing the crisis. --Kevin Hewison, Weldon E. Thornton Distinguished Emeritus Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Author Information

Linda Chelan Li is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Public Policy and the Director of the Research Centre for Sustainable Hong Kong (CSHK), City University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include good governance, central-local relations, government reform, public finance and sustainable development. She initiated “CSHK on Covid-19”, a collaborative project to collate and analyze essential data on the case developments and policy response of different jurisdictions to Covid-19, with an international team spanning Europe, Asia, America and Australasia.

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