Thе Politicаl Economy of thе SARS Epidеmic: Thе Impаct on Humаn Rеsourcеs in Eаst Asiа (Routlеdgе Studiеs in thе Growth Economiеs of Asiа)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-11-19
List price: $150.00
This book discusses the political economy of the SARS epidemic and its impact on human resources in East Asia, as it occurred in 2003. The epidemic spread from the People’s Republic of China, to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, amongst other countries in East Asia and as far away as North America, particularly Canada, the EU and elsewhere. The book looks first at earlier precedents, such as the Black Death and the way in which the potential threats of the recent epidemic were diffused across the world in ‘instant news’ reports; examining why it was dubbed the first ‘...