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Pandemics and progress

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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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