Kenneth Pomeranz is University Professor of History at the University of Chicago and a fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is author of The Making of a Hinterland, The World That Trade Created, and The Great Divergence.

06.06.2021

Kenneth Pomeranz

“We’re Seeing the Breakdown of Collective Responsibility”

Western states’ response to the coronavirus pandemic has been far inferior to East Asian countries’ — illustrating their inability to cope with major crises. China scholar Kenneth Pomeranz spoke to Jacobin about the decline of collective responsibility and the dangers of future pandemics.