Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality

A Global Perspective

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-04-02
Mått148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt401 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieGlobal Perspectives on Wealth and Distribution
Antal sidor276
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031222214

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Shirley Johnson-Lans is Professor Emerita of Economics of Vassar College (USA). Johnson-Lans has an academic career spanning over 50 years, during which she has taught courses and done research in labor economics, health economics, gender studies, economic inequality, and history of economic thought. She is the author of many journal articles, book chapters and the A Health Economics Primer and Wage Inequality in Africa.

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.