Showing posts with label Amartya Sen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amartya Sen. Show all posts

Wednesday 8 April 2020

Amartya Sen: Overcoming a pandemic may look like fighting a war, but the real need is far from that

‘Tackling a social calamity is not like fighting a war which works best when a leader can use top-down power to order everyone to do what the leader wants — with no need for consultation. In contrast, what is needed for dealing with a social calamity is participatory governance and alert public discussion.’

Read here (Indian Express, April 8, 2020)

Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron

John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron.  View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)