Article by Dilfuza Kurolova and Dhevy Sivaprakasam. Opinio Juris.
May 12, 2020.
As the initial shock of disorientation caused by COVID-19 wanes, across the world we will struggle to resettle into a nebulous new reality. Unsettling questions loom. How will the virus impact on economies, and what will that mean for our standard of living, and that of people from different segments of societies around the world? How many jobs will be lost, and can they be replaced? Who will suffer most, and how can governments assist them to weather the storm? When will economies recover – will they recover and what will such recoveries look like? And at the centre of all these concerns: can our governments and leaders around the world be trusted to patch cracks in time before millions topple through them?
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