Title After the virus : lessons from the past for a better future / Hilary Cooper, Simon Szreter

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 427 pages) : illustrations Contents Part I. Covid-19 was always a matter of 'when' not 'if'. The extraordinary history of pandemic control -- Pandemics are not random 'black swans' -- Part II. Why Covid-19 was a perfect storm. The fragility of the neoliberal state -- Inequality saps resilience -- The pandemic onslaught -- Part III. How Covid-19 challenges us to change. 'Too big to fail?' we need a payback this time -- No time for austerity now -- Who has the deepest pockets? -- Rethinking welfare -- Part IV. After the virus : who do we want to be?. Casting aside the neoliberal state -- The birth of a collectivist individualism -- A nurturing and empowering state -- Seven pillars of empowerment -- Greater even than a pandemic Summary Why was the UK so unprepared for the pandemic, suffering one of the highest death rates and worst economic contractions of the major world economies in 2020? Hilary Cooper and Simon Szreter reveal the deep roots of our vulnerability and set out a powerful manifesto for change post-Covid-19. They argue that our commitment to a flawed neoliberal model and the associated disinvestment in our social fabric left the UK dangerously exposed and unable to mount an effective response. This is not at all what made Britain great. The long history of the highly innovative universal welfare system established by Elizabeth I facilitated both the industrial revolution and, when revived after 1945, the postwar Golden Age of rising prosperity. Only by learning from that past can we create the fairer, nurturing and empowering society necessary to tackle the global challenges that lie ahead - climate change, biodiversity collapse and global inequality Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Access to content denied by publisher. Description cannot be verified; title from digital cover (viewed on September 03, 2021) Subject Social change -- Great Britain COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects -- Great Britain Economics Social aspects Social change Social conditions SUBJECT Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056945 Subject Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Szreter, Simon ISBN 9781009036412 1009036416

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