Public Policy
The chapter examines various public policy measures in response to COVID-19 from advisories, testing and tracking through to lockdowns of economy and society. The role of epidemiological modelling in making public policy, proportionality in decision-makin
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Peter Murphy
COVID-19
Peter Murphy
COVID-19 Proportionality, Public Policy and Social Distancing
Peter Murphy La Trobe University Bundorra, VIC, Australia
ISBN 978-981-15-7513-6 ISBN 978-981-15-7514-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7514-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover pattern © Melissa Hasan This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Acknowledgement
I wrote a preliminary report on COVID-19 in April 2020 for Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture. Material from that article is used here with kind permission.
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Contents
1 Social Distance 1 2 Public Policy 39 3 Social Mood 85 Afterword107 Index115
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About the Author
Peter Murphy is the author of The Political Economy of Prosperity, Limited Government, Auto-Industrialism, Universities and Innovation Economies, and The Collective Imagination, among other books. He is Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Australia, and Adjunct Professor in The Cairns Institute at James Cook University. He writes on public policy and social theory.
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List of Tables
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