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For Vijay Eswaran, who’s been named by Forbes as one of Malaysia’s richest men, entrepreneurship was never about personal profit.
This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces five papers published in the first half of September 2022 on various topics, including COVID-19 and taxation.
A virtual exhibition at the Westminster Menswear Archive traces the evolution of our relationship with masks since the beginning of the pandemic. Photo: AFP Over recent months, the mask has become one of our everyday objects. So much so that the Westminster Menswear Archive has decided to dedicate a digital exhibition, opening next month, to the ubiquitous anti-Covid accessory, often a source of faux-pas, misunderstandings and disputes. Just a year ago, it was the exclusive domain of health care workers. The mask has rapidly evolved from a piece of personal medical protective equipment to an...
The exhibition will also feature a parallel photographic element articulating how masks have become highly disposable and a danger to the environment. “The public attitude to masks over the last 12 months has hardened,” said Groves. “For such an unassuming and uncomplicated object, they have quickly become a symbolic and contentious artefact.” He said that as well as becoming an everyday item, for some people the mask had attained a darker symbolism. “They have also become a means of policing other people’s dress and behaviour.” Groves said the fashion industry had a complicated...