The socio-economic, health environmental injustice directly impacted by the COVID-19 which is directly provoked by neoliberal policies. The systematic neo-liberal greediness promoted corporate business over local people's capability (destroyed local food systems, the local business) based on intensive export-oriented agriculture production, global supply chains and market-led food provision, and corporate greediness.
Gobalization and neo-classics are buried together, by the virus.
This is a post-mortem connection, and it was unexpected.
'Western' countries are responding with state commanded policies (i.e. policing the virus), which cause a fundamental threat to liberty. This is not such a great problem for the PR China, which is a central command system.
Gobalization and neo-classics are buried together, by the virus.
This is a post-mortem connection, and it was unexpected.
'Western' countries are responding with state commanded policies (i.e. policing the virus), which cause a fundamental threat to liberty. This is not such a great problem for the PR China, which is a central command system.
Thanks, Stephen I. Ternyik for your comment. Yes, I do agree with you. The post-mortem system (i.e., neoliberalism) promoted economic greediness over our health, environment.
Just take a look at World Tourism data; exponentiality is never stable and finally ends up in instability.
Max Roser (2017) - "Tourism". Published online at OurWorldInData.org. Retrieved from: 'https://ourworldindata.org/tourism' [Online Resource]
Hermann Gruenwald thanks. Do you mean the Covid-19 impacts and neo-liberalism not connected? If yes, would you please enlighten us on this? Thanks
A very prompting inquisition.
To which there are many sides of this contemporary argument.
On one side we have the blatant instances of how Neo-liberalism has enabled brokers to profit immensely from the country's need for PPE (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54974373) - £21 million transferred from the pockets of the working class to the pocket of one.
This simultaneous greediness and ingeniousness is contrasted by the stark selflessness of Oxford and their vaccine- a 'not for profit' contribution to the fight against this virus; restoring humanity's sense of community and cooperation.
I believe however that it is undoubtable that we are facing a new wave of injustice; the UK could have most people vaccinated by the new year, whilst other LEDCs will be waiting years after us in the west. Capitalist fuelled pharmaceutical giants can blame production lines, a lack of funding or specific prioritisation, however beneath it all a painfully clear injustice exists, whereby there will be winners and there will be losers in the fight against this virus that has effected us all.
Additionally, after watching the renowned Korean film 'Parasite' yesterday I feel compelled to explicitly address these inequalities and greed. I would recommend anyone to take the time to watch this brilliant poignant piece online. This explanation video, really prompts an inquisition into our societal norms and how corporate/higher class giants views' have become so embedded into our dismissal of exploitation and suffering. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAK-4kPTb8)
Thank you.
Thanks Michaela Mannion for your comment and I agree with what you have mentioned here. I also had an opportunity to watch the renowned Korean film 'Parasite'. The neoliberal system not only created the human system uneven for greediness but also destroyed the whole environmental system. What are the pathways to reclaim both human and non-human well-being?
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