Political Economy of Controversies Over the Origin of Covid-19 and Its Impact on the World and India

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Covid-19's origins, global responses, and socioeconomic impacts. It examines scientific evidence regarding the virus's natural or artificial origins while addressing conspiracy theories and geopolitical tensions. The study analyzes WHO's investigation, US pandemic management under Trump, and the broader political economy of environmental degradation and includes:

Essential information on modern approaches such as combinatorial chemistryPractical guidance on functional group interconversions for synthesis planningStructured approach to retrosynthesis for solving complex synthesis problemsBalanced treatment of theoretical principles and laboratory applicationsSuitable for both undergraduate and graduate-level organic chemistry coursesThe book explores the pandemic's economic consequences globally and specifically in India, with particular attention to migrant labor conditions during lockdown periods. This title has been co-published with Manakin Press. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print edition in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.