The gyroscope-like economy: hypermobility, structural imbalance and pandemic governance in China.
The COVID-19 pandemic urges us to rethink the analytical relations between China, Asia and other parts of the world. Many of what had appeared to be "Chinese characteristics" at the early stage of the outbreak turned out to be common phenomena worldwide. Apparently minor differences, such as the pen...
| Publicado en: | Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 521 - 533 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2020
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