The Covid-19 Pandemic : A Public Choice View /

This monograph evaluates public policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic through a public choice lens. The book compares two prominent, albeit mutually exclusive, theories in social sciences-public interest theory and public choice theory-and explores how their predictions perform within the framew...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Karadimas, Panagiotis (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:	1st ed. 2023.
Series:	Studies in Public Choice, 42
Subjects:	Economics. Social choice. Finance, Public. Political planning. Public health. Public Choice and Political Economy. Public Economics. Public Policy. Public Health. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Public Interest Explanations VS Public Choice Explanations
Viral Mitigation: Weak Theoretical Underpinnings
The World Stampeded: From Mass Hysteria to Prolonged Mass Hysteria
Tradeoffs and Knock-on Effects
Public Choice Theory: An Explanation of the Pandemic Policy Responses
Epilogue: The Sound Scientific Grounds of Public Choice Theory.