The containment of Covid-19 is antithetical to the system of US capitalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12979358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vince Montes (0000-0001-9641-5224, California State University, East Bay, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 326-330 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1942-7786 • E-ISSN: 2633-674X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1942778620962048 |
| OpenAlex | W3093419828 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper examines why the US, the wealthiest nation in the world, appears incapable of preventing the spread of COVID-19. The reason is that solutions are antithetical to the US capitalist-state and the continuation of the capitalist system. Since the system is based on private ownership and profit with a sustaining state-sponsored ideology of individualism, it is incapable of enacting the necessary structural changes that can offer the best defense against infectious viruses. A look at its poor record at addressing highly preventable diseases and social problems is foreshadowing
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Capitalism · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economic system · Economics · Ideology · Individualism · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Law and economics · Market economy · Outbreak · Political economy · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · State (computer science · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Public Health Policies and Education · Virology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |