Covid-19, global ethics, and Jihi: A voice from East Asian philosophy

Preventive Policies to Control Covid-19 Disease Epidemic: A Rapid Review Study of East and Southeast Asian Countries

  Background and Objectives: In the late 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of acute respiratory illness known as the COVID-19, which began to spread in the world very quickly. Preventive measures have been a significant issue in preventing the spread of COVID-19. This rapid review study was conducted to summarize selected countries' preventive policies and s...

COVID-19 and Power in Global Health

Political scientists bring important tools to the analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly a focus on the crucial role of power in global health politics. We delineate different kinds of power at play during the COVID-19 crisis, showing how a dearth of compulsory, institutional, and epistemic power undermined global cooperation and fuel...

Openness, Growth, And Development: Evidence From A Panel Of East Asian Countries

Correlation between Social Capital and COVID-19 Indices: A Global Level Ecological Study

Background: Given that COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, has become a public health priority. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the social capital and the epidemiological indicators of COVID-19.  Methods: This survey is an ecological study, so all studied variables are aggregate variables.‌ To collect the variables in the study, a data set was provided, which includ...

Hobson’s voice: American internationalism, Asian development, and global macroeconomic imbalances

John Hobson’s theory of Imperialism has remarkable relevance for contemporary relations between the United States and Asia/Europe. A reconstruction of his argument shows that whereas the Bretton Woods period presents Hobson’s preferred non-imperial outcome, this outcome was not stable. Instead, the dynamics that brought about Imperialism in the first place eroded Bretton Woods and returned us t...