Decoding the Pandemic by Wen-Ta Chiu, Jonathan Wu - 9781032983851

Decoding the PandemicUnveiling the Hidden Depths of the COVID-19 Iceberg\nAuthor(s): Wen-Ta Chiu, Jonathan Wu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032983851, 978-1032983851\nSynopsis\nThis comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 draws on the Iceberg Frameworka modified systems thinking modelto examine the deeper forces that shaped the pandemic's trajectory, from structural inequities and institutional fragility to shifting mental models and global behavioral patterns.\n\nAuthored by a former Taiwanese Minister of Health and an experienced health system leader, the book combines personal insight with international perspective, offering historical context, contemporary data, and strategic foresight. It situates COVID-19 among history's deadliest pandemics while critically exploring the events, systemic structures, and cultural responses that influenced the crisis. Structured in four parts, the book journeys from echoes of p.