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

Jayati Ghosh ()
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Jayati Ghosh: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2020, vol. 47, issue 3, No 12, 519-530

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Covid-19; Health; Macroeconomic policies; Livelihoods; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E2 I1 I3 O5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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