scholarly journals Effectiveness of Corona Lockdowns: Evidence for a Number of Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Homburg

AbstractThe paper assesses the effectiveness of the large-scale lockdowns that took place during the SARS-CoV-2 (corona) pandemic. Countries considered include the United States, South Korea, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. Our research strategy utilizes the fact that fatal outcomes follow infections with a delay of 23 days. Therefore, the dates of the actual infections can be inferred from the data. The results suggest that lockdowns were superfluous and ineffective.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yoppy Adhihernawan ◽  
Annisa Nur Fadhila

Impeachment is a part of the control mechanism in the constitutional system to allege the President's violation of the constitution. Impeachment characterizes presidential systems as implemented in various countries, such as the United States, South Korea, and Indonesia. This study aimed to examine the rule and practice on the impeachment of the President and/or Vice President in Indonesia, with reference to the United States and South Korea. Then, it analyzed how this mechanism is effective to be implemented in Indonesia. This study used a juridical research method with a comparative law approach. This study indicated differences in impeachment in the United States, South Korea, and Indonesia. The impeachment mechanism in the United States only involved representative institutions, but that in Indonesia and South Korea required judicial intervention. In particular, Indonesia's impeachment dealt with the decision that remained in the hands of the political institution, the People's Consultative Assembly. In South Korea, the final decision ended in the judicial institution. Through this comparison, Indonesia should reformulate the impeachment mechanism of the President and/or Vice President in Indonesia with the following suggestions. First, regarding allegations of serious violations, the final impeachment decision must be in the Constitutional Court. Second, concerning allegations of misconduct, the decision on impeachment must rest with the People's Consultative Assembly. KEYWORDS: Impeachment, Indonesia, South Korea, United States.


2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun‐Ok Im ◽  
Reiko Sakashita ◽  
Chia‐Chin Lin ◽  
Tae‐Hwa Lee ◽  
Hsiu‐Min Tsai ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 222-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Lin ◽  
Yali Zhao ◽  
Masato Ogawa ◽  
John Hoge ◽  
Bok Young Kim

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1436-1437
Author(s):  
Payal K. Patel ◽  
Arjun Srinivasan

AbstractAntimicrobial resistance is a global and pressing problem that requires large-scale, federal coordination of efforts and tailored local interventions and surveillance. Given the urgency of the threat, many countries now have national policies to reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use. However, few countries have followed this with resources at the institutional level to support the implementation of practices to achieve this goal. In the United States, accreditation bodies such as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission have added antimicrobial stewardship standards to encourage uptake of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs).


Author(s):  
Stephan Haggard ◽  
Marcus Noland

This chapter considers humanitarian dilemmas surrounding aid to North Korea. It provides an overview of the food economy and the recurrence of shortages before turning to the political economy of food aid, which oscillated sharply between periods when aid was extended on both political and humanitarian grounds and periods when it was held in abeyance. The chapter considers the political economy of multilateral assistance and the politics of food aid in the United States, South Korea, and China. The regime’s nuclear priorities and/or acute bargaining problems around the monitoring of assistance resulted in delays in reaching needed agreements, shortfalls in the delivery of assistance, and acute humanitarian distress.


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