Tables and Figures

Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

Introduction:

Chapter 1. East Asia after COVID-19: Re-Globalization, US-China Rivalry, and Global Value Chains(Hyun-Chin Lim)

Part I Return of State and Retreat of Civil Society

Chapter 2. The Transformation of Political and Economic System in Covid-19 Era: The Decline of Neoliberalism and the Return of the State in the World and South Korea(Hyug Baeg Im)

Chapter 3. The Responses to and Impacts of COVID-19 in Taiwan: The Interplay of State and Society(Michael Hsiao)

Chapter 4. The World after COVID-19: Democratic Recession, Economic Inequality, and the Return of the State(Haeran Lim)

Part II Varieties of Strategies to Respond COVID-19 Pandemic in East Asia

Chapter 5. Different Patterns of the COVID-19 and Different Response Strategies in China, Korea and Japan(Ik-Ki Kim)

Chapter 6. Changes in COVID-19 Countermeasures and Issues of Risk Governance: February 2020 to September 2021(Tatsuro Niikawa)

Chapter 7. The Government’s Response and People’s Social Responsibility during the COVID- 19 Pandemic in Viet Nam(Minh Huu Nguyen)

Part III New Challenges and Striving Over Platform Economy and Unequal Social Impacts

Chapter 8. The Emergence of Digital Economy and Fintech in the Post Pandemic Era: Implications for East Asia(Wang-Hwi Lee)

Chapter 9. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Aspects of the Lifeworld of South Korean People(Jonghoe Yang)

Chapter 10. Reclaiming Democratic Citizenship After Tackling the COVID-19 in South Korea(Suk-Ki Kong)

Conclusion:

Chapter 11. Governance Failure in Global Health Crises and Prospects of Collective Action for Resilience in Asia: In Search of Democratic Middle Powers(Taekyoon Kim)


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