Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era

A multi-generational pandemic has afflicted economies and convulsed worldwide health systems putting policymakers on prongs of an unthinkable trinity of choice: life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness? These inalienable rights guaranteed by the US Declaration of Independence seem farcical with thr...

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Main Authors: GHOSH, Aurobindo, HALDAR, Amit, BHAUMIK, Kalyan
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-77932021-10-01T04:35:26Z Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era GHOSH, Aurobindo HALDAR, Amit BHAUMIK, Kalyan A multi-generational pandemic has afflicted economies and convulsed worldwide health systems putting policymakers on prongs of an unthinkable trinity of choice: life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness? These inalienable rights guaranteed by the US Declaration of Independence seem farcical with three of largest four democracies in the world accounting for the highest infections. In this opinion piece, we re-evaluate the clichéd debate between life and livelihood. Second, we investigate the implementation hurdles faced by the frontline medical policymakers expediting testing regimes and vaccine development to avert an unfolding catastrophe. Medical professional are opting for mitigation strategies like isolating infections through targeted contact tracing until wide spread near universal testing for Covid19 is possible, despite pushback for socio-politico expediencies. Finally, we narrate a hitherto seldom heard perspective of a divorce lawyer on the impact of social isolation on the family dynamics and the human mind. In the denouement, the triumph of the human spirit augurs the pursuit of happiness only through shared social responsibility during an unprecedented global crisis. 2020-08-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6794 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7793/viewcontent/Liberty_Covid_19_BT_2020_08_06_av.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University COVID-19 pandemics happiness Asian Studies Public Health Social Welfare
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topic COVID-19
pandemics
happiness
Asian Studies
Public Health
Social Welfare
spellingShingle COVID-19
pandemics
happiness
Asian Studies
Public Health
Social Welfare
GHOSH, Aurobindo
HALDAR, Amit
BHAUMIK, Kalyan
Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era
description A multi-generational pandemic has afflicted economies and convulsed worldwide health systems putting policymakers on prongs of an unthinkable trinity of choice: life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness? These inalienable rights guaranteed by the US Declaration of Independence seem farcical with three of largest four democracies in the world accounting for the highest infections. In this opinion piece, we re-evaluate the clichéd debate between life and livelihood. Second, we investigate the implementation hurdles faced by the frontline medical policymakers expediting testing regimes and vaccine development to avert an unfolding catastrophe. Medical professional are opting for mitigation strategies like isolating infections through targeted contact tracing until wide spread near universal testing for Covid19 is possible, despite pushback for socio-politico expediencies. Finally, we narrate a hitherto seldom heard perspective of a divorce lawyer on the impact of social isolation on the family dynamics and the human mind. In the denouement, the triumph of the human spirit augurs the pursuit of happiness only through shared social responsibility during an unprecedented global crisis.
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author GHOSH, Aurobindo
HALDAR, Amit
BHAUMIK, Kalyan
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HALDAR, Amit
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title Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era
title_short Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era
title_full Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era
title_fullStr Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era
title_full_unstemmed Life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-Covid 19 era
title_sort life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness in a post-covid 19 era
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2020
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6794
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