Big countries such as India are at a disadvantage in dealing with pandemics
Published On: Friday, July 31, 2020 | By: Team KnowMyStock
India is now the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. It ranks just behind the U.S. and Brazil in confirmed cases and is growing faster than either. The total rose 20% in just the last week, despite the fact that India is testing less than most of its peers. It’s looking increasingly likely that India will wind up being the country with the most cases in the world. It is a reflection of the fact that big, diverse countries are at a disadvantage in dealing with pandemics. Smaller nations such as New Zealand or Thailand can manage the flow of cases by shutting down their international borders. But internal borders are as porous in India as they are in the U.S.
The pressure to “reopen” in such countries is also greater. Large nations do well economically because they have big, interdependent, and diverse internal markets. onsequently, they can ill afford to have those supply chains broken for long. Keeping close track of movements of citizens and of every little outbreak would require a centralised state with no shortage of spare capacity. When a state has insufficient capacity, it needs to strike alliances with players in the private sector and NGOs. Large countries with under-performing states need to shift approach swiftly. In Brazil, an uncooperative national leadership has already forced communities to turn to local organizations and transnational non-profits for help.
Governments are going to have to treat NGOs and companies respectfully, as partners, if they want to have a chance of getting through this.
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