One Virus, Two Countries: What Covid-19 tells us about South Africa offers a searing analysis of government and expert scientists’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Friedman argues that South Africa is two societies in one – a ‘First World’ which resembles Western Europe and North America, and a ‘Third World’ which looks much like the rest of Africa or South Asia. The South African state, the media and the scientific community have largely tried to deal with the virus through a ‘First World’ lens in which much of the country was either invisible or a problem – not a partner. Friedman argues this approach prevented the country from responding in a way which would have protected most citizens. This is why case numbers and deaths are so high: South Africa has done worse than the rest of Africa not despite the fact that it has a ‘more developed’ health system, but because it does. One Virus, Two Countries is a controversial book that will rouse much needed debate about South Africa’s health and economic system in a context of serious inequality.
Table des matières
Introduction Chapter 1 One Country, Two Realities Chapter 2 Following the Science Chapter 3 The Science Unravels Chapter 4 The Blank Cheque Chapter 5 The Path Not Taken References Index
A propos de l’auteur
Steven Friedman is a political scientist and public commentator; newspaper columnist and former trade unionist. He is Research Professor attached to the Department of Politics in the Humanities Faculty, University of Johannesburg.
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