Love (and health) in the Time of Corona
Published on Thu, 2020-06-11 17:34
Love (And Health) In The Time Of Corona: The Evolving Shape Of State, Market And Society Triumvirate, As Seen From Latin America. Week 8 of the series on IMAGINARIES FOR A RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE NEW WORLD, organized by the ENvironment Support Group of India Friday 12 - 5 PM (IST) - 11:30 GMT Latin America is at once showing some of the worst impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic (Brazil, Ecuador, Peru) and also the most successful approaches to tackling the pandemic (Costa Rica, Cuba, Uruguay). What factors shape this difference? In this talk, Roberto Bissio explores how inequalities, social security systems, care policies and women are shaping such divergent outcomes of the pandemic. He will trace the history of real neoliberalism which started in Latin America, when radical theoretical reformulation of the roles of State and Market were forcefully applied in Chile by the Pinochet regime. He will explain why countries that followed that path are suffering the most from Covid-19 pandemic, while those that adopted a very different pathway seem to be doing very well, despite the most challenging circumstances. He will enquire if these contrasting developments indicate that the end of neoliberalism is in sight? Bissio will argue the COVID pandemic forces the public into a leading role, even if reluctantly. Will a new social contract between State, Market and Society be drafted as a consequence? More information here and here. The video is here.
Roberto Bissio - Speaker, Week 8 |