Tag: #covid-19

Coverage responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in lots of international locations have included a serious growth in public procurement of crucial medical providers and private protective gear (PPE) and modifications in commerce coverage devices meant to extend entry to such merchandise. In a new working paper, we analyze the connection between public procurement regimes and commerce…
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The COVID-19 disaster — the pandemic, restrictions, and recession — has not been a grand leveler. Whereas all of us, wealthy and poor, confronted the concern and uncertainty of the virus, the disaster has uncovered and amplified pre-existing inequalities, injustices, and insecurities. Relying on their positionality and perspective, some observers give attention to the disproportionate…
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