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The dangers of performative scientism as the alternative to anti-scientific policymaking: A critical, preliminary assessment of South Africa’s Covid-19 response and its consequences

Seán Muller

2020World Development27 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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DeferenceGovernment (linguistics)PoliticsPerformative utteranceScientismPrecautionary principleHarmScientific evidencePublic economicsDevelopment economicsPolitical scienceEconomicsSociologyLawSocial scienceEpistemologyPhilosophyEcologyBiologyLinguisticsViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
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