COVID-19 and Social Protection (Paperback)

Steven Ratuva

ISBN 10: 9811629501 / ISBN 13: 9789811629501

Published by Springer Verlag, Singapore, 2023

About this Item

Paperback. This book provides a comparative analysis of how communities have developed people-based resilience in response to the global impact of COVID-19. The crisis of the capitalist economy due to border closure, downturn in business, loss of jobs and large-scale destruction of peoples well-being has worsened poverty, and inequality worsened the situation of the already marginalized. At the same time, it has provided the opportunity for indigenous and marginalized communities to innovatively strengthen their social and solidarity economies to respond the unprecedented calamity in a self-empowering and sustainable way. The book explores some of the ways in which local communities have mobilized their cultural resources to strengthen their social solidarity and mitigating mechanisms against the continuing global calamity. It looks at how different communities approach social protection as a way of sustaining their well-being outside the parameters of the ailing market economy andhow some of these can provide valuable lessons for strengthening resilience for the future. This book provides a comparative analysis of how communities have developed people-based resilience in response to the global impact of COVID-19. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: COVID-19 and Social Protection (Paperback)
• Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811629501
• ISBN 13: 9789811629501
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book provides a comparative analysis of how communities have developed people-based resilience in response to the global impact of COVID-19. The crisis of the capitalist economy due to border closure, downturn in business, loss of jobs and large-scale destruction of people’s well-being has worsened poverty, and inequality worsened the situation of the already marginalized. At the same time, it has provided the opportunity for indigenous and marginalized communities to innovatively strengthen their social and solidarity economies to respond the unprecedented calamity in a self-empowering and sustainable way. The book explores some of the ways in which local communities have mobilized their cultural resources to strengthen their social solidarity and mitigating mechanisms against the continuing global calamity. It looks at how different communities approach social protection as a way of sustaining their well-being outside the parameters of the ailing market economy andhow some of these can provide valuable lessons for strengthening resilience for the future.

About the Author

Steven Ratuva, Professor and Director, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Tara Ross, Head of Journalism Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Yvonne Crichton-Hill, Head of Social Work, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Department of Health, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Patrick Vakaoti, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Rosemarie Martin, Research specialist, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.