International cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gordon C. Brown, Daniel Susskind
Abstract
This paper explores the concept of 'global public goods' (GPGs) in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that many of the tasks involved in public health, and in particular those involved in the control of an infectious disease like COVID-19, ought to be treated as GPGs that can only be effectively delivered through international cooperation. It sets out what a cooperative response to the COVID-19 pandemic should look like and introduces ideas for further discussion about how it might be financed.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)EconomicsVirologyMedicineOutbreakInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseGlobal Health Care IssuesPublic health and occupational medicineEmployment and Welfare Studies