Why Do Some Governments Fail to Prepare for Catastrophe?
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Economist and journalist Tim Harford joins the program.
How did governments and institutions fail to heed the warnings, to learn from the past, to act on those lessons and to prepare for the pandemic? Bestselling author and economist Tim Harford has written extensively about these issues, which he also addresses in his podcast series “Cautionary Tales.” He joins the program from Oxford.
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Why Do Some Governments Fail to Prepare for Catastrophe?
Clip: 7/16/2020 | 2m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
How did governments and institutions fail to heed the warnings, to learn from the past, to act on those lessons and to prepare for the pandemic? Bestselling author and economist Tim Harford has written extensively about these issues, which he also addresses in his podcast series “Cautionary Tales.” He joins the program from Oxford.
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