What is it about?
This chapter compares and contrasts the incidences and deaths caused by COVID-19 and its economic impact (in terms of GDP, inflation, unemployment, and foreign remittances) in all eight South Asian countries. This empirical evidence is couched in the lives (epidemiological impact) versus livelihoods (economic impact) dichotomy spurred by COVID-19.
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Why is it important?
This chapter is important in the sense that it compares and contrasts the infrastructural/institutional capacity with the emotional capacity of political leaders to mitigate the impact of a pandemic such as COVID-19.
Perspectives
This is a fusion of qualitative research in health and social sciences, which is a unique contribution to knowledge.
Dr Muttukrishna Sarvananthan
Point Pedro Institute of Development
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This page is a summary of: Epidemiological and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis, March 2026, Helsinki University Press,
DOI: 10.33134/hup-36-4.
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