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Author : Scott Fulford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780691245331
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (453 download)
Download or read book The Pandemic Paradox written by Scott Fulford and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Scott Fulford
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691245320
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Pandemic Paradox written by Scott Fulford and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why most Americans’ finances improved during the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression—and the policy choices that made this possible In March 2020, economic and social life across the United States came to an abrupt halt as the country tried to slow the spread of COVID-19. In the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression, twenty-two million people lost their jobs between mid-March and mid-April of 2020. And yet somehow the finances of most Americans improved during the pandemic—savings went up, debts went down, and fewer people had trouble paying their bills. In The Pandemic Paradox, economist Scott Fulford explains this seeming contradiction, describing how the pandemic reshaped the American economy. As Americans grappled with remote work, “essential” work, and closed schools, three massive pandemic relief bills, starting with the CARES Act on March 27, 2020, managed to protect many of America’s most vulnerable. Fulford draws from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's “Making Ends Meet” surveys—which he helped design—to interweave macroeconomic trends in spending, saving, and debt with stories of individual Americans’ economic lives during the pandemic. We meet Winona, who quit her job to take care of her children; Marvin, who retired early and worried that his savings wouldn’t last; Lisa, whose expenses went up after her grown kids (and their dog) moved back home; and many others. What the statistics and the stories show, Fulford argues, is that a better, fairer, more productive economy is still possible. The success of pandemic relief policy proves that Americans’ economic fragility is not an unsolvable problem. But we have to choose to solve it.
Author : Jan Eeckhout
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691224293
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Profit Paradox written by Jan Eeckhout and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering account of the surging global tide of market power—and how it stifles workers around the world In an era of technological progress and easy communication, it might seem reasonable to assume that the world’s working people have never had it so good. But wages are stagnant and prices are rising, so that everything from a bottle of beer to a prosthetic hip costs more. Economist Jan Eeckhout shows how this is due to a small number of companies exploiting an unbridled rise in market power—the ability to set prices higher than they could in a properly functioning competitive marketplace. Drawing on his own groundbreaking research and telling the stories of common workers throughout, he demonstrates how market power has suffocated the world of work, and how, without better mechanisms to ensure competition, it could lead to disastrous market corrections and political turmoil. The Profit Paradox describes how, over the past forty years, a handful of companies have reaped most of the rewards of technological advancements—acquiring rivals, securing huge profits, and creating brutally unequal outcomes for workers. Instead of passing on the benefits of better technologies to consumers through lower prices, these “superstar” companies leverage new technologies to charge even higher prices. The consequences are already immense, from unnecessarily high prices for virtually everything, to fewer startups that can compete, to rising inequality and stagnating wages for most workers, to severely limited social mobility. A provocative investigation into how market power hurts average working people, The Profit Paradox also offers concrete solutions for fixing the problem and restoring a healthy economy.
Author : Lynn Zimmering
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781942500735
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book MY PANDEMIC PARADOX written by Lynn Zimmering and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-13 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MY PANDEMIC PARADOX is a collection of blogs I wrote during the quarantine period of the COVID-19 epidemic from 2020-2021. They were fun for me to write, and I hope they will be fun for you to read. This potpourri of head and heart stories contains three sections; Growing-Up, the Benefits and Inconveniences of Aging, and Tips to Live a Better Life. Writing them was the best therapy I ever experienced. These blogs are, mostly, very personal. So, as I wrote them, they became my Memoir.
Author : Yves Tiberghien
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108968473
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The East Asian Covid-19 Paradox written by Yves Tiberghien and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Covid-19 pandemic triggered the first global public health emergency since 1918, the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the greatest geopolitical tensions in decades. Global governance mechanisms failed. Yet, East Asian countries (with caveats) managed to control Covid-19 better than most other countries and to increase their cooperation toward economic integration, despite their position on the security frontline. What explains this East Asian Covid paradox in a region devoid of strong regional institutions? This Element argues that high levels of institutional preparation, social cohesion, and global strategic reinforcement in a context of situational convergence explain the results. It relies on high-level interviews and case studies across the region.
Author : Ivan Krastev
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141995181
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Is It Tomorrow Yet? written by Ivan Krastev and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR One of our most scintillating public intellectuals explores the political paradoxes of the pandemic and helps us think our way through it 'We are able to imagine anything because we are being besieged by something that was considered unimaginable...' Beneath the panic and bluster, beneath the confusing speeches and the conflicting advice, the Coronavirus pandemic acted, changing our world in the most profound ways. The tragic human cost and the economic devastation will be assessed and calculated for decades to come. But the pandemic also changed things in ways that are less easily expressed and understood. It has made bare the frayed contradictions of modern life. It has distorted things that seemed simple and settled. It has affirmed plain, uncomfortable truths. In this brilliant, thought-provoking essay, Ivan Krastev, one of our most interesting thinkers today, explores the pandemic's immediate consequences and conceives of its long-term legacy. Will things be different for the communities most harmed, and for those who escaped the worst? Where are we now with the US and China, with the UK and Europe? And how do we think our way through the unthinkable?
Author : Thomas J. Bollyky
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262537966
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress written by Thomas J. Bollyky and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the news about the global decline of infectious diseases is not all good. Plagues and parasites have played a central role in world affairs, shaping the evolution of the modern state, the growth of cities, and the disparate fortunes of national economies. This book tells that story, but it is not about the resurgence of pestilence. It is the story of its decline. For the first time in recorded history, virus, bacteria, and other infectious diseases are not the leading cause of death or disability in any region of the world. People are living longer, and fewer mothers are giving birth to many children in the hopes that some might survive. And yet, the news is not all good. Recent reductions in infectious disease have not been accompanied by the same improvements in income, job opportunities, and governance that occurred with these changes in wealthier countries decades ago. There have also been unintended consequences. In this book, Thomas Bollyky explores the paradox in our fight against infectious disease: the world is getting healthier in ways that should make us worry. Bollyky interweaves a grand historical narrative about the rise and fall of plagues in human societies with contemporary case studies of the consequences. Bollyky visits Dhaka—one of the most densely populated places on the planet—to show how low-cost health tools helped enable the phenomenon of poor world megacities. He visits China and Kenya to illustrate how dramatic declines in plagues have affected national economies. Bollyky traces the role of infectious disease in the migrations from Ireland before the potato famine and to Europe from Africa and elsewhere today. Historic health achievements are remaking a world that is both worrisome and full of opportunities. Whether the peril or promise of that progress prevails, Bollyky explains, depends on what we do next. A Council on Foreign Relations Book
Author : NAPOLEON GLADWELL
Publisher : NAPOLEON GLADWELL , MALCOM HILL
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book THE COVID PARADOX written by NAPOLEON GLADWELL and published by NAPOLEON GLADWELL , MALCOM HILL. This book was released on with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you think the pandemic brought by COVID-19 was a curse? In THE COVID PARADOX©, you will be provided with the strategies to truly succeed in life by taking advantage of the changes that the coronavirus has brought to the world. ★★★With this book, you will learn★★★: ✓ HOW TO ADD VALUE TO YOURSELF. ✓ HOW TO WORK ON YOUR MIND. ✓ HOW TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE. ✓ PRODUCTIVE HOBBIES AND SKILLS. ✓ THE ESSENTIAL JOB SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN A CHANGED WORLD POST PANDEMIC. ✓ HOW TO PUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST. ✓ THE STRATEGIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL. Where others see the end, resilient people always find an opportunity to evolve and reach new heights. These are the people to whom THE COVID PARADOX© is dedicated. If you are also a person who wants to have a NEW START and you wish to change your life, scroll up and press the "BUY NOW" button TO GET STARTED YOUR NEW LIFE!
Author : Lynn Zimmering
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781637775585
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (755 download)
Download or read book My Pandemic Paradox written by Lynn Zimmering and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Memoir is an authentic review of our author's life, including her time under her mother's thumb and seeing to the needs of her emotionally handicapped brother. It reveals how she escaped being a frightened little girl whose inner child was suffocating and became a fully realized, motivated, and creative woman. The MEMOIR is divided into three captivating sections: Underpinnings (youth), Livin' the Life (adulthood), and Aging and Moving Forward ( Senior Life). Each section is a treasure trove of blogs, accompanied by eye-catching four-color photographs that bring the narrative to life. The unique titles, such as "A LITTLE SCOTCH MAKES MY DAY," or "THE MYSTERIOUS EFFECT OF A NEW SHOWER CURTAIN," or "THE TYRANNY OF PARENTHOOD," are sure to pique your curiosity and keep you engaged. Please read "THE PATH TO POWER" in the third section of the book, Aging, and Moving Forward, in which she frees herself from her mother's domination by giving up her Gremlins. Other blogs discuss Gremlins in more detail. Lynn, the author, is not just a storyteller, but also a highly qualified professional. She has earned a Master's Degree in General and Experimental Psychology and is a certified Life Coach. Her academic and professional achievements underscore her expertise and make her journey even more compelling. Also, please take a look at "My Pandemic Paradox: A surprising development from this calamity." Volume 1 of this series.
Author : Kumar, Vikas
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799874974
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Stakeholder Strategies for Reducing the Impact of Global Health Crises written by Kumar, Vikas and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A global health crisis creates great uncertainty, high stress, and anxiety within society. During such a crisis, when information is unavailable or inconsistent, and when people feel unsure of what they know or what anyone knows, behavioral science indicates an increased human desire for transparency, direction, and meaning of what has happened. At such a time, the roles of stakeholders that emerge with their words and actions can help keep people safe, help them cope with emotions, and ultimately bring their experience into context leading to meaningful results. But as this crisis shifts beyond public health and workplace safety, there are implications for business continuity, job loss, and radically different ways of working. While some may already seek meaning from the crisis and move towards the “next normal,” others feel a growing uncertainty and are worried about the future. Therefore, it is important to analyze the role of stakeholders during these uncertain times. Stakeholder Strategies for Reducing the Impact of Global Health Crises provides a comprehensive resource on stakeholder action and strategies to deal with crises by analyzing the needs of society during global health crises, how stakeholders should communicate, and how resilience and peace can be promoted in times of chaos. The chapters cover the roles of stakeholders during a pandemic spanning from the government and international development agencies to industry and non-government organizations, community-based organizations, and more. This book not only highlights the responsibilities of each of the stakeholders but also showcases the best practices seen during the COVID-19 pandemic through existing theories and case studies. This book is intended for researchers in the fields of sociology, political science, public administration, mass media and communication, crisis and disaster management, and more, along with government officials, policymakers, medical agencies, executives, managers, medical professionals, practitioners, stakeholders, academicians, and students interested in the role of stakeholders during global health crises.
Author : Jean Brittain Leslie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (142 download)
Download or read book Pandemic Paradoxes and how They Affect Your Workers written by Jean Brittain Leslie and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19 pandemic tensions and contradictions are being felt and experienced across the US at many levels: societal, organizational, and individual. One way to understand, work though, and address some of the tensions that workers are experiencing is through "paradoxical thinking." Paradoxical thinking helps to see on-going, unresolvable, contradictory tensions as forces that can fuel innovation and performance. Using a paradox lens, this paper was written to help make sense of the crises leaders and workers are experiencing as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on. The paper begins with a brief overview of the sources of data, the meaning of paradox, and illustrates five paradoxes experienced during the pandemic by providing information on the potential impact of COVID-19 on workers. Finally, empirically proven strategies for dealing with paradoxes are presented.
Author : Kerese Oakley Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781665511933
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (119 download)
Download or read book Paradox written by Kerese Oakley Williams and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is hard. It doesn't matter how old you are or where you are from. One thing that we all have in common is, we all experience pain, happiness, anxiety and the list goes on. I know I have felt all of these emotions and I still do to this day. However, I still try my best daily to counteract these feelings with the reality that God loves me. Knowing that, I am then able to focus my attention on the characteristics and emotions that the Lord gave me: Love, joy, peace, gentleness, self-control, patience, kindness, goodness and faithfulness. (Galatians 5:22-23). Being a teen is hard. Sometimes it sometimes even hurts. I have had many instances where I have had to tear myself away from the filthy and enticing ways of this world. And although I may be young, I have had to say a lot of 'No's' in my lifetime. No to sex, no to drugs, no to disrespecting my parents, no to violence, no to profanity and the list goes on. As I have said before I am not perfect, I have failed many times in my life and reality is that I still do.
Author : Mauro F. Guillén
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1613631510
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (136 download)
Download or read book The Platform Paradox written by Mauro F. Guillén and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Platform Paradox, Wharton professor Mauro F. Guillén argues that many platforms misunderstand key aspects of what it takes to succeed globally, from culture and institutions to local competitive dynamics. He offers an integrated framework for digital platforms to identify and implement a strategy on a truly global scale.
Author : Philip McCann
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800374607
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Productivity and the Pandemic written by Philip McCann and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This forward-thinking book examines the potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on productivity. Productivity and the Pandemic features 21 chapters authored by 46 experts, examining different aspects of how the pandemic is likely to impact on the economy, society and governance in the medium- and long-term. Drawing on a range of empirical evidence, analytical arguments and new conceptual insights, the book challenges our thinking on many dimensions. With a keen focus on place, firms, production factors and institutions, the chapters highlight how the pre-existing challenges to productivity have been variously exacerbated and mitigated by the pandemic and points out ways forward for appropriate policy thinking in response to the crisis.
Author : Alexis Karakannas
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (563 download)
Download or read book The Paradox of Post-Pandemic Societal Trends written by Alexis Karakannas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This literary opus offers a succinct glimpse into the factors that have undergone transformation, particularly in the wake of the pandemic's reverberating impact. It implores us to recognize that the lockdown measures and the relentless assault of the Covid-19 virus have left an indelible imprint on the very fabric of our existence. Our daily lives have been altered, our human interactions forever transformed, and our societal values profoundly influenced. It is a clarion call for introspection, urging us to grasp the significance of this paradigm shift and embrace the opportunity it presents for personal and collective growth. Chapters include: Introduction Social Media Chaos Cancel Culture: An Era of Dominance and Intolerance Woke Culture: From Awareness to Coercion and Division The Betrayal of Innocence: Unravelling the Consequences of Imposing Ideologies on Children Unveiling the Fabric of Society: The Interplay between Men and Women in a Fragmented World The Battle for Expression: Preserving and Upholding Freedom of Speech in Today's Society Stitching Together the Threads: Rebuilding and Strengthening Familial Bonds in a Post-Pandemic World Confronting the Shadows: Dismantling the Deeply Rooted Norms that Perpetuate Domestic Abuse From Pixels to Passion: The Transformation of Modern Love in the Era of Dating Apps The Digital Mirage: Social Media, Instant Gratification, and the Escalating Mental Health Crisis Systemic Failures and Broken Promises: Confronting the Deterioration of Governance From Coping Mechanism to Workplace Challenge: Substance Use in the Post-Pandemic Era AI, Data Breaches, and the Future of Humanity: Reflections on Control, Ethics and Regulation Conclusion
Author : Danielle Allen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226815625
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus written by Danielle Allen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy in crisis -- Pandemic resilience -- Federalism is an asset -- A transformed peace: an agenda for healing our social contract.
Author : Richard Horton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509546456
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book The COVID-19 Catastrophe written by Richard Horton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest science policy failure in a generation. We knew this was coming. Warnings about the threat of a new pandemic have been made repeatedly since the 1980s and it was clear in January that a dangerous new virus was causing a devastating human tragedy in China. And yet the world ignored the warnings. Why? In this short and hard-hitting book, Richard Horton, editor of the medical journal The Lancet, scrutinizes the actions that governments around the world took – and failed to take – as the virus spread from its origins in Wuhan to the global pandemic that it is today. He shows that many Western governments and their scientific advisors made assumptions about the virus and its lethality that turned out to be mistaken. Valuable time was lost while the virus spread unchecked, leaving health systems unprepared for the avalanche of infections that followed. Drawing on his own scientific and medical expertise, Horton outlines the measures that need to be put in place, at both national and international levels, to prevent this kind of catastrophe from happening again. Were supposed to be living in an era where human beings have become the dominant influence on the environment, but COVID-19 has revealed the fragility of our societies and the speed with which our systems can come crashing down. We need to learn the lessons of this pandemic and we need to learn them fast because the next pandemic may arrive sooner than we think.
