Tuesday 28 April: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Tuesday 28 April: COVID-19 Article Update

Nepal

• Has Covid-19 exposed the stark inequality between Nepal’s haves and have-nots? (The Kathmandu Post)
• Lockdown creating opportunity for vegetable farmers in Karnali (My Republica)

 

Economy

• A post-coronavirus recovery in Asia – Extending a “whatever it takes” lifeline to small business (IMF Blog)
• The coronavirus crisis: How did we get here, and what should we do next? (Policy Forum)
• Four key policy imperatives in Kenya’s fight against COVID-19 (Institute of Development Studies)

 

Society

• COVID-19: The controversial role of big tech in digital surveillance (LSE Business Review)
• Civil society in times of the coronavirus: reinventing its role (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)

 

Law

• International human rights law and COVID-19 states of emergency (Verfassungs Blog)

 

Democracy

• From Aadhaar to Aarogya Setu: How surveillance technology is devaluing India’s democratic rights (Scroll)

 

Security

• Policing in a time of pandemic: Recommendations for law enforcement (Harvard EDU)