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Social 10: 01 Social Contracts
Societies have to learn to work together to run smoothly, including a clear understanding of what citizens have to do to remain part of society and what the government will provide them in exchange. Because it’s worked like this for so long, it’s hard to recognize the give/take relationship between citizens and their government, but the Covid-19 experience was such a change from normal that it helps use recognize more clearly the role of government as provider and the responsibility of citizens to follow the expectations set for them.
Resources:
- Consequences for Breaking Quarantine – by country (website)
- Queensland Quarantine Breakers Could Face Six Months in Jail (The Irish Times)
- Coronavirus and compulsory isolation “pits Human Rights against public safety” – World Economic Forum article
- Perth Woman Wins Appeal After Quarantine Conviction (article)
- You can also do a Google Search of “Quarantine Breakers Covid”
Comparing Country Social Contracts
- What is it like to live in Finland – article
- What is it like to live in Kabul – article
- Living in Finland vs Sweden – Quora response
- How’s Life in Germany – OECD Pdf – charts/graphs to study