The Consequences of Neoliberalism in the Current Pandemic
Vicente Navarro
Abstract
This article analyzes how the neoliberal policies, such as the politics of austerity (with considerable cuts to social policy expenditures including medical care and public health services) and the privatization of health services, imposed by many governments on both sides of the North Atlantic, considerably weakened the capacity of the response to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy, Spain, and the United States.
Topics & Concepts
AusterityNeoliberalism (international relations)PandemicPoliticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Public healthPublic spendingPolitical science2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Health carePublic policyHealth servicesDevelopment economicsEconomic growthPolitical economyEconomicsEnvironmental healthMedicineVirologyPopulationLawNursingOutbreakDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Employment and Welfare Studies