COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INDIA AND THE WORLD [electronic resource] : economic and social policy.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Corona pandemic and the changing global economy -- PART I: Conflicts, trust and society -- 2 The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on global political economy -- 3 Riding the wave or going under? The Covid-19 pandemic and trust in governments -- 4 India's lockdown -- 5 Violence amidst virus: an essay on conflicts in the world and at home in times of a pandemic -- 6 Brothers in arms? Covid-19 and Hindu-Muslim conflict in India

PART II: Macroeconomic issues and environment -- 7 The long shadow of epidemics -- 8 The macroeconomic impact of Covid-19 on the Indian economy: an exploratory framework -- 9 Developing economic herd immunity in the face of a pandemic -- 10 Covid-19 and an assessment of some policy actions adopted by India -- 11 Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on de-globalization -- 12 Green or brown: global environment in the post-COVIDian era, and challenges for India -- PART III: Sectoral perspectives -- 13 Coping with Covid-19 and its consequences: household adjustments in India

14 Firm fragility: a re-interpretation in the times of the Covid-19 outbreak -- 15 Impact of Covid-19 on manufacturing industries in India: networks and trade dependence -- 16 Measurement of efficiency loss in Indian agricultural sector due to Covid-19: evidence from rice production -- 17 The pandemic and the informal sector of India: probable impacts and strategic intervention -- 18 Covid-19 pandemic: implications for widowed and elderly women in India -- PART IV: Health, education and labour -- 19 Policy failure before Covid-19 pandemic and options for the government in near future

20 Higher education in the Post-Covid era: India and the world -- 21 Lockdowns, migrants, and the spatial distribution of Covid-19 cases in India: consequences of a "tough and timely decision" -- 22 Labour and the pandemic: a study on work, employment, and work situation -- 23 Covid-19 pandemic and migrant workers: India and the world -- 24 The future of labour segmentation after Covid-19 -- Index

This book analyses the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 crisis with special focus on India. It examines the economic disruption caused by the pandemic, policy responses to it and the prospect of a severe global recession. It also covers how the pandemic has contributed to considerable suffering among the masses and affected socio-cultural relationships, behavioural patterns and psychological attitudes governing human interaction. A topical and timely collection on the pandemic, the essays in the volume discuss several key themes which include, The Corona pandemic and the changing global economy; growth, trade and macroeconomic recovery; Public health and policy failures; appropriate policy response; Impact on education; guidelines for the future; Idea of economic herd immunity; impact of India's lockdown, crisis of the migrant labourers; Impact on agriculture, industry, firms, households and the informal sector; Implications of digital technology for production, labour and labour relations; Violence amidst the virus; Covid 19 and Hindu- Muslim conflict in India, domesticviolence, questions of occupation, identity, gender and vulnerability; De-globalisation and environmental challenges in the post-Covid era. Engagingly written, this comprehensive volume compiles original research by leading economists from India and abroad. It will be useful for scholars and researchers of economics, of the Indian economy, development economics, development studies, labour studies, public policy, public administration, governance, sociology and political economy.