Full Description
In this book, leading social researchers from Australia, India, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, the UK and USA discuss the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic in their respective countries. They explore socio-cultural, health, economic and educational aspects of people's lives, and governments' policies and programmes. Their analyses show how coronavirus infects indiscriminately and impacts discriminately, particularly the disadvantaged and marginalized groups. The pandemic exposes hidden health inequalities and calls for structural changes. It significantly contributes to lessons learned from the pandemic and the understanding of implications for community and social development. The book is a useful resource for further research and action, and policies and programmes to fight the pandemic and support people and communities with care and compassion.
Contents
Acknowledgements
The Global Impact of and Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Introduction
Kiwis and COVID-19: The Aotearoa New Zealand Response to the Global Pandemic - Mark Henrickson
The Impact and Implications of COVID-19: An Australian Perspective - Dominic O'Sullivan, Mubarak Rahamathulla and Manohar Pawar
Social Policy, COVID-19 and Impoverished Migrants: Challenges and Prospects in Locked Down India - Sohini Sengupta and Manish K. Jha
COVID-19, Physical Distancing and Social Inequalities: Are We all Really in this Together? - Lakshmi Lingam and Rahul Suresh Sapkal
The Italian Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons Learned and Future Direction in Social Development - Mara Sanfelici
Coronavirus Health Inequities in the United States Highlight Need for Continued Community Development Efforts - Heather A. Walter-McCabe
'The Swedish Strategy' towards the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Vulnerable and Marginalised Communities - Komalsingh Rambaree and Nessica Nässén
Social and Emergency Assistance Ex-Ante and During COVID-19 in the SADC Region - Gift Dafuleya
COVID-19 and BAME Group in the United Kingdom - Mrigesh Bhatia
7th ICSDAP Conference in Bangladesh: Some Experiences and Reflections for the Way Forward - Asok Kumar Sarkar, Mamunur Rahman and Manohar Pawar
Book Reviews James Midgley, Rebecca Surender and Laura Alfers, Handbook of Social Policy and Development Reviewed by Sarah Cook
Ranabir Samaddar (Ed.), Borders of an Epidemic: COVID-19 and Migrant Workers Reviewed by Anindita Chakrabarty
