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Pandemics and progress

Andreas Neuhaus
June 16, 2020

The Black Death promoted industrialization. The response to cholera included building sewerage systems and providing clean water. Dreadful deadly diseases can drive modernization. Is COVID-19 boosting digitalization?

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