The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality A Global Perspective

This book examines the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the degree of inequality in wellbeing (income and wealth, health, access to health care, employment, and education) in a number of different countries around the globe. The effect of socioeconomic inequality within a country on the outcome o...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson-Lans, Shirley (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Global Perspectives on Wealth and Distribution
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: The Response of the United States to the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Chapter 3: Inequalities Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: The Legacy of Socio-demographic Fault Lines and Inter-provincial Differences
  • Chapter 4: COVID-19 Inequalities in Brazil: Health, Education, and Social Assistance Policies
  • Chapter 5: The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality in Italy
  • Chapter 6: The Coronavirus Pandemic: Ethiopia
  • Chapter 7: The Impact of Covid-19 on Household Welfare in the Comoros: The Experience of a Small Island Developing State
  • Chapter 8: Taiwan’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Experience and Lessons
  • Chapter 9: The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality: Australia
  • Chapter 10: Conclusion