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E-raamat: Political Economy of Controversies Over the Origin of Covid-19 and Its Impact on the World and India [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

  • Formaat: 380 pages, 39 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003717829
  • Taylor & Francis e-raamat
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  • Formaat: 380 pages, 39 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003717829

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Covid-19 origins, global responses, and socioeconomic impacts. Examines conspiracy theories, geopolitical tensions, WHO investigations, and pandemic effects on global and Indian economies.



This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Covid-19's origins, global responses, and its socioeconomic impacts. It examines scientific evidence regarding the virus's natural or artificial origins while addressing conspiracy theories and geopolitical tensions. The study analyzes WHO's investigation, US pandemic management under Trump, and the broader political economy of environmental degradation and includes:

  • Comprehensive analysis of Covid-19 origins examining both natural and man-made theories with scientific evidence
  • Critical examination of conspiracy theories and geopolitical targeting of China during the pandemic
  • Assessment of WHO's investigation into coronavirus origins and the politicization of global health governance
  • Analysis of US pandemic response under Trump administration and its impact on global leadership
  • Political economy perspective on environmental degradation from Holocene to Anthropocene era

The book explores the pandemic's economic consequences globally and specifically in India, with particular attention to migrant labor conditions during lockdown periods.

This title has been co-published with Aakar books. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print edition in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Foreword

Preface cum Acknowledgments

1 Introduction and Objective of the Study

2 Origin of Covid-19: Is it Man-Made or Natural Organism?

3 Conspiracy Theories on the Origin of Covid-19

4 China Targeted for Covid-19Its Counters and Defence of Others

5 World Health Organisation's Study into the Origin of
CoronoavirusPoliticisation

6 The United States Could Not Tackle Covid-19 Due to Trump's Individualistic
Approach and His Politics

7 Political Economy of Environmental Pollution Holocene to
Anthropocene-Climate Change Conventions: Rio to Kyoto and Paris

8 Political Economy of Ecological Damage Accelerated by Neoliberal Capitalism
and Globalisation

9 The Pandemic Generated the Conditions for an Adverse Impact on the Global
Economy

10 Political Economy of the US Global Hegemony Its Status in the Post-Covid
Era

11 Extent of Spread of Covid-19 and Its Impact on the Indian Economy

12 Political Economy of Migrant Labour in IndiaThe Extent and GrowthImpact
of Covid-19 on Migrant Labour During the Lockdown Periods

Summary and Conclusion

References
Akina Venkateswarlu taught for 16 years in government colleges and worked for about 7 years in the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad. He was ICSSR Senior Fellow (2012-14) at CESS. His recent book, Political Economy of Agricultural Development in India has been well received.