This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Covid-19's origins, global responses, and its 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:

• Comprehensive analysis of Covid-19 origins examining both natural and man-made theories with scientific evidence
• Critical examination of conspiracy theories and geopolitical targeting of China during the pandemic
• Assessment of WHO's investigation into coronavirus origins and the politicization of global health governance
• Analysis of US pandemic response under Trump administration and its impact on global leadership
• Political economy perspective on environmental degradation from Holocene to Anthropocene era

The 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 Aakar books. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print edition in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.