 COVID-19 Crisis in the United Kingdom: The First 100 Days of the UnknownArletta Gorecka ()
A chapter in The First 100 Days of Covid-19, 2023, pp 207-234 from Springer Abstract: Abstract This chapter discusses the implication of the COVID-19 pandemic on the United Kingdom and its economy. The COVID-19 pandemic occurred when the United Kingdom was vulnerable; as it was still recovering from its exit from the European Union, and attempting to resolve several ongoing issues over the devolved nations, especially Scotland and Northern Ireland. In March 2020, the United Kingdom entered into a nationwide lockdown. By mid-March, certain discrepancies in the approaches had been noted. This chapter aims to present an overview of the United Kingdom before the COVID-19 pandemic together with policy projections made at the time. As this chapter discusses, the policy contrasted with a neoliberal approach in several ways; specifically, the chapter considers the approach concerning surveillance, data and marketisation. Thereafter, this chapter highlights the areas of policy that are most prominent in the United Kingdom context: economic growth, health and education. The main focus is on identifying how the limits of political autonomy, neoliberal logic and inequalities have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Date: 2023 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-19-6325-4_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6325-4_8 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Books from Springer |
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