The new global threat [[electronic resource] ] : severe acute respiratory syndrome and its impacts / / editors, Tommy Koh, Aileen Plant, Eng Hin Lee

• Pubblicazione: Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 614.592
• Soggetto topico: SARS (Disease); SARS (Disease) - Asia; SARS (Disease) - Canada; SARS (Disease) - Economic aspects; SARS (Disease) - Social aspects; SARS (Disease) - Prevention - Government policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KohTommy T. B <1937-> (Tommy Thong Bee) PlantAileen J LeeEng Hin <1947->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; EDITORIAL; Editorial SARS and Public Health: Lessons for Future Epidemics; The Current Situation with Outbreaks of International Significance; Some of the Lessons from SARS; Particular Issues in the International Spread of Disease; The SARS Outbreak in Vietnam; What is Needed for Future Prevention Measures and Programs?; Conclusion; Editorial The SARS Outbreak - A Nation Rises to the Challenge; Section I Who: Role and Influence; 1 WHO: At the Forefront of Combating SARS; Section II China; 2 Fighting Infectious Diseases: One Mission, Many Agents ; Combating Infectious Diseases: The Historical BackgroundStates and International Community; Scientific Community; Pharmaceutical Industry; Individuals; Doctors; Additional Reading Recommended; SHIPING TANG; 3 SARS, Anti-Populism, and Elite Lies: Temporary Disorders in China; Atypical Medicine versus Typical Economics; Factional Analysis versus Social Analysis; ""Mr. Science"" versus ""Mr. Democracy""; Secret Lying versus Public Candor; Conclusion: Serving the People versus Serving the Elite; 4 Baptism by Storm: The SARS Crisis' Imprint on China's New Leadership; 1. Introduction ; 2. China's Handling of SARS: The Anatomy of a Party-StateFragmented and Decentralized governance; Insufficient Checks and Balances; Mass Campaigns and Leninist Organization; New Society; Partial Adaptation; 3. The SARS Crisis' Imprint on Fourth Generation Leadership; Transparency; Accountability; Social Justice; IV. Conclusion; Section III Hong Kong; 5 The Impact of SARS on Hong Kong Society and Culture: Some Personal Reflections; 6 SARS and the HKSAR Governing Crisis; The Outbreak of the Crisis; The Economic Impact of SARS; Crisis Management by the HKSAR; The Relationship with China ; Societal ResponsesConclusion; 7 The Social Impact of SARS: Sustainable Action for the Rejuvenation of Society; 1. SARS: A New Social Problem; 2. Hong Kong: The Global Traffic Route; 3. The Impact of SARS; 3.1 The Negative Impact of SARS; 4. The Positive Impact of SARS; 4.1 Gains through SARS; 4.2 Social Cohesion and the Establishment of Social Infrastructures; 5 Conclusion; Selected Publications; 8 Catching SARS in the HKSAR: Fallout on Economy and Community; Fallout on the Economy; Fallout on the Community; Resilience of the Hong Kong Spirit; Opportunities for Hong Kong ; Major Publications:9 Will SARS Result in a Financial Crisis? - Differentiating Real, Transient, and Permanent Economic Effects of a Health Crisis; Professional and Education Consulting; Other Professional Work; Entrepreneurial Activities; 10 Facing the Unknowns of SARS in Hong Kong; Acknowledgements; Current Research Interests:; International Recognition (selected examples):; Section IV Singapore; 11 Sars, Policy-making and Lesson-drawing; Introduction; Different Phases of Governments' Reactions; 1. Cover'Up/Hiding of Information ; 2. Governments' Knee'jerk Reactions to the Problem and Fear among the Public
• Sommario/riassunto: A disease that has given globalization a bad name, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), has plagued no fewer than 30 areas in recent months. In this book, for the first time, leading scientists and researchers converge to shed light on the impacts and implications of this new global threat.Collected together within the volume are more than 20 articles that discuss and examine the SARS outbreak from wide-ranging perspectives - political, social, economic and health. The reader is given insights into how the SARS outbreak has altered public and political understanding of the threat of infec
• Titolo autorizzato: The new global threat
• ISBN: 1-281-87190-7; 9786611871901; 981-238-890-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450675803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II