Friday 17 April: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Friday 17 April: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Nepal

• Unlocking the economy post-lockdown (Nepali Times)
• Governance in the time corona (Setopati)

 

Economy

• COVID-19 and the rising food prices in India (LSE Blogs)
• We need to act swiftly to avoid further economic damage from COVID-19 (Asian Development Blog)
• Policy lessons from COVID-19 in Africa (Democracy in Africa)

 

Society

• COVID-19: An open letter from African intellectuals to Africa’s leaders (African Arguments)
• What are African journalist, scholars and activists saying about COVID-19 (Oxfam Blogs)
• We need a citizens’ convention for the transition (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)

 

Law

• National and State leaders may not always agree, but this hasn’t hindered our coronavirus response (The Conversation)

 

Democracy

• New Zealand’s COVID-19 strategy looks successful, but we must safeguard democracy (The Guardian)
• How will the coronavirus reshape democracy and governance global? (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
• America’s COVID-19 is a setback for democracy (The Atlantic)
• The devastating effects of COVID-19 on democracy – but what if there is a silver lining? (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)

 

Security

• Analysis: Will pandemic make Trump rethink national security (The New York Times)

 

Other

• COVID-19 and climate change: We must rise to both crisis (Pacific Island Forum Secretariat)