POLITICAL ECONOMY AND PANDEMICS
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The Long Economic Hangover of Pandemics
History shows COVID-19’s economic fallout may be with us for decades
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Lifelines in Danger
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to dry up a vital source of income for poor and fragile countries
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The Devil Is in the Details
If properly designed, tax-based fiscal consolidation does not have to be politically costly
Caught by a Cresting Debt Wave
Past debt crises can teach developing economies to cope with COVID-19 financing shocks