Containing a pandemic with public actions and public trust: the Kerala story.

Covid-19 Kerala Pandemic Public actions Public trust

Journal

Indian economic review
ISSN: 0019-4670
Titre abrégé: Indian Econ Rev
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101085944

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
medline: 25 8 2020
pubmed: 25 8 2020
entrez: 25 8 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

We study the Covid pandemic in the Indian state of Kerala, and document the state's remarkable success in containing the pandemic's first wave. By identifying Kerala's initial conditions when it was hit by the pandemic, and different components of the state's Covid policy, we conclude: While being subject to resource constraints faced by an Indian state located in a federal structure, Kerala contained its first Covid wave by preemptively formulating a comprehensive set of

Identifiants

pubmed: 32836353
doi: 10.1007/s41775-020-00087-1
pii: 87
pmc: PMC7385714
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

105-124

Informations de copyright

© Editorial Office, Indian Economic Review 2020.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interestOn behalf of the authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

Auteurs

Jyotsna Jalan (J)

Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta & Centre for Training and Research in Public Finance and Policy, Kolkata, India.

Arijit Sen (A)

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India.

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