Comments on: Pandemics and the State of Welfare /2020/04/18/pandemics-and-the-state-of-welfare/ A Critical Perspective On Development Economics Thu, 07 May 2020 19:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: An Imperfect Future: Imagining the Post-Covid World Order - Clarion India /2020/04/18/pandemics-and-the-state-of-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-5424 Thu, 07 May 2020 19:30:29 +0000 http://developingeconomics.org/?p=4475#comment-5424 […] with disruptive and innovative ideas that challenge established policy dogmas. They will have to aggressively invest in anything that enhances a citizen’s capability (including universal healthcare, education, […]

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]]> By: Rahul Menon /2020/04/18/pandemics-and-the-state-of-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-5323 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:39:24 +0000 http://developingeconomics.org/?p=4475#comment-5323 In reply to Hatake Kakashi.

Hi. You are right that there is a significant difference between this crisis and others, in that people are ordered to refrain from taking part in market-based activities. In an economic crisis, the factors causing people to lose their jobs are different. But regardless of what causes market activity to cease, the effects are the same: people are unemployed, they cannot afford necessities, and rent and mortgages exert a powerful negative effect on welfare. If state support is extended in this case, there is nothing to say that it cannot – or should not – be extended in other situations of crisis when people’s basic welfare is so severely affected.

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]]> By: Hatake Kakashi /2020/04/18/pandemics-and-the-state-of-welfare/comment-page-1/#comment-5287 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:04:45 +0000 http://developingeconomics.org/?p=4475#comment-5287 Could the extensive welfare support which was absent in previous economic crises be a consequence of the fact that almost the entire population is ordered to stay at home and hence unable to work or earn? The current crisis differs from earlier ones on this crucial aspect.

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