Friday 1 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Friday 1 May: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Nepal

• Expert speak: Local governance (Nepal Economic Forum)
• Lockdown crackdown (Nepali Times)
• Refocus effort (The Kathmandu Post)

                            

Economy

• COVID-19 highlights the need for safe, nutritious, and affordable food (Asian Development Blog)
• A “New Deal” for Informal Workers in Asia (IMF Blog)

 

Society

• COVID-19 responses in Africa: Ok, one size doesn’t fit all. Now what? (African Arguments)
• Voices from the Field: How NGOs Are Responding to COVID-19 (NGO Source)

 

Law

• COVID-19 and cooperative federalism in India: So far, so good (Observer Research Foundation)

 

Democracy

• Where is the local news about COVID-19? (Project Syndicate)
• COVID-19: Can technology become a toll of oppression and surveillance (Open Democracy)

 

Security

• Re-thinking international security for a post-pandemic world (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

 

Other

• Reimagining India’s bilateralism (The Kathmandu Post)
• Coronavirus is accelerating eight challenging mega trends (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Voices from the field: How NGOs are responding to COVID-19 (NGO Source)