In our coronavirus pandemic, consider the still developing outcomes in two large cities, both densely populated, globally connected, relatively transparent, and with first-world health care systems: New York City and Hong Kong. By April 1, 2020 in Hong Kong (pop. 7.5 million) four people had died from the virus. In New York City (pop. 8.6 […]
Author Archives: John Burns
John Burns is an honorary professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. He was dean of HKU's Faculty of Social Sciences from 2011 to 2017, and is the author of titles such as Government Capacity and the Hong Kong Civil Service. He teaches courses and does research on comparative politics and public administration, specialising in China and Hong Kong.
