July 01, 2020 | Commentary
  • Type of publication: Commentary
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Asian Political Economy
  • Publication Date: 2020-07-01
  • Authors:
    • Add Authors: Vamsi Vakulabharanam
    • Add Authors: Sripad Motiram
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PERI's Vamsi Vakulabharanam and Sripad Motiram look at how the bubonic plague (1896-1940) and the Spanish flu (1918-20) impacted Bombay in order to develop forward-thinking, long-term responses to COVID-19 and future pandemics. 

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