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Norway’s strategy to cope with Corona pandemics
Norway’s strategy to cope with Corona pandemics

Author(s): Danuta A. Tomczak
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Political behavior, Politics and society, Health and medicine and law, Globalization
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: health care; pandemic; state policies; globalisation failures;

Summary/Abstract: Pandemics sudden influx claimed reaction from national authorities to protect their societies and ensure an operative functioning of the public health care. This article explains how the Norwegian government reacted in this unpredictable situation, which lockdown option was chosen and what economic consequences the applied measures might bring. How to weight public health against economic offers and future downturn? Trade-offs are compound and it is too early to conclude which country has made the best choice.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 59-64
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English