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08 April 2020
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Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon
The international response to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a health security threat stimulated an international response that commenced with drastic, but localised actions in China, but responses rapidly manifested in more extreme measures in the rest of the world. Amidst international efforts imposing extraordinary national and international movement restrictions and a rush to find a medical cure, two questions arise. First, how does COVID-19 as a health security threat feature within the global security debate and second, how to explain the harsh responses that one observes.
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Philippe Burger serves on international advisory panel
2012-10-03
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Prof. Philippe Burger |
Prof. Philippe Burger, Head of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has been elected as member of the Advisory Panel on Budgeting and Public Expenditures of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The OECD, with its head office in Paris, France, promotes policy to improve the economic and social welfare of people worldwide. The new panel consists of the organisation’s senior budget officials, distinguished academics and other experts.