Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Tables viii
5. Preface ix
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Abbreviations xii
8. Contributors xiv
9. 1. Introduction 1
10. 2. The UN, WHO, and COVID-19 20
11. 3. Good Governance Means Curbing Commercial Determinants of Health in the Time of COVID-19 50
12. 4. COVID-19 Vaccines and a Pathway out of the Pandemic 63
13. 5. The Mathematics of COVID-19 75
14. 6. The Social Contract and Responses to COVID-19 103
15. 7. The Economic and Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic 110
16. 8. What Governments Should Do to Prevent Shortages of Medically Critical Products in Future Pandemics 127
17. 9. China and the United States: Mutually Incomprehensible Approach to Fighting COVID-19 141
18. 10. Pandemic Control in China’s Gated Communities 169
19. 11. The Hong Kong and Greater China Response to COVID-19 195
20. 12. A Comparative Perspective on the COVID-19 Response in Europe 219
21. 13. Observations and Conclusion 230
22. Further Reading 241