Covid-19 in Asia

Introduction and Background 1. A Short History and Thematic Overview Victor V. Ramraj & Matthew Little Part I: First Wave Containment Measures 2. China: Community Policing, High-tech Surveillance, and Authoritarian Durability Feng Xu & Qian Liu 3. Taiwan: Democracy, Technology and Civil Society Wen-Chen Chang & Chun-Yuan Lin 4. Vietnam: Marshalling State and Non-State Actors Cuong Nguyen & Thanh Phan 5. Spread of Information versus Spread of Virus: China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Guoguang Wu 6. Borders and Entry Controls in Asia Jaclyn L. Neo & Darius Lee 7. Central Banks and their Limits in a Pandemic Christian Hofmann Part II: Emergency Powers 8. Governing through Contagion Lynette J. Chua & Jack Jin Gary Lee 9. Pandemics and Emergency Powers in Asia Victor V. Ramraj & Arun K. Thiruvengadam 10. Japan: Keeping the Death Toll to the Minimum Tomoya Ono & Shigenori Matsui 11. Thailand: Emergency Responses or More Social Turbulence? Rawin Leelapatana & Chompunoot Tangthavorn 12. India: Federalism, Majoritarian Nationalism, the Vulnerable and Marginalized Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay & Namitha George Part III: Technology, Science & Expertise 13. International Health Regulation and Compliance Susan Carolyn Breau & Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni 14. Can Technology and Privacy Co-Exist in a Pandemic? Ze Shi Li, Visakha Phusamruat, Tony Clear, & Daniela Damian 15. Singapore: Technocracy and Transition Maartje De Visser & Paulin Straughan 16. South Korea: Democracy, Innovation, and Surveillance Sunghee Chung & Sujin Lee 17. Hong Kong: The Healthcare Professions and the Outbreak Calvin W.L. Ho & Daisy Cheung Part IV: Part IV: Politics, Religion & Governance 18. Religion amid the Pandemic: A Buddhist Case Study Benjamin Schonthal & Tilak Jayatilake 19. Bhutan: The Role of the Constitutional Monarch in a Public Health Crisis Sonam Tshering & Nima Dorji 20. Cambodia: Public Health, Economic, and Political Dimensions Ratana Ly, Vandanet Hing, & Kimsan Soy (this chapter is available for free at http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/academic/pdf/law/RamrajCOVID19AsiaCH20.pdf) 21. Indonesia's Response to the Pandemic: Too Little, Too Late? Nadirsyah Hosen and Nurussyariah Hammado 22. Malaysia: Improvised Pandemic Policies and Democratic Regression Azmil Tayeb & Por Heong Hong 23. Myanmar: Pandemic in a Time of Transition Kai Ostwald & Tun Myint 24. Sri Lanka: Pandemic-Catalysed Democratic Backsliding Bhavani Fonseka, Luwie Ganeshathasan, & Asanga Welikala Part V: Economy, Climate & Sustainability 25. Governments and Business Tan Cheng Han & Jiangyu Wang 26. Nationalism, Consolidation and Rationalization in the Aviation Industry Jae Woon Lee & Michelle Dy 27. Asian Trade and Supply Chain Linkages Philip Calvert & Dan Ciuriak 28. Mongolia: After Successful Containment, Challenges Remain Charles Krusekopf & Mendee Jargalsaikhan 29. Reset or Revert in the New Climate Normal Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Louise Burrows 30. Southeast Asian Workers in a Just-in-Time Pandemic Helen Lansdowne & James Lawson