The impact of pandemics on societies can sometimes be surprising. If these events are characterized by the death and misery they leave behind them, they can also have a positive effect on the distribution of wealth within societies. Pandemics have also had a major effect on the global geopolitics on several occasions. The coronavirus which currently grips can it play a role as destabilizing ? To talk about it and replace the current epidemic of Covid-19 in a historical context, we have made a call to Walter Scheidel. Professor of ancient history at the...

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"people should not imagine that there are simple solutions to reduce inequality," Nassim Nicholas Taleb : "No paranoia, no survival ! "Jean Delumeau :" Do not be afraid ! "Small world history of epidemics sars Coronavirus : lessons (optimistic) of the black plague

Date Of Update: 27 July 2020, 10:33