About this episode

Princeton Professor Frances Lee discusses the failures of American institutions during COVID-19 and their implications for future crisis management.

Princeton Professor Frances Lee examines how American institutions failed during COVID-19, from ignoring pre-existing pandemic plans to implementing policies that protected the privileged while exposing essential workers, and explores what these failures mean for future crisis management.

People in this episode

Guest: Frances Lee

Topics covered

• COVID-19
• institutional failure
• crisis management
• essential workers
• pandemic response

Keywords

• COVID-19
• pandemic plans
• essential workers
• crisis management
• institutional failure

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Organizations: Princeton

Places: American

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