TY - JOUR

T1 - The Development Impacts of COVID-19 at Home and Abroad

T2 - Politics and Implications of Government Action

AU - Henson, Spencer

AU - Kambhampati, Uma

AU - Mogues, Tewodaj

AU - Olsen, Wendy

AU - Prowse, Martin

AU - Ramos, Raul

AU - Rand, John

AU - Rasiah, Rasjah

AU - Roelen, Keetie

AU - Tiessen, Rebecca

AU - Yap, O. Fiona

PY - 2020/12

Y1 - 2020/12

N2 - What is COVID-19's impact on development? What lessons can be drawn from development studies regarding the effects of and recovery from COVID-19? The unprecedented scale and scope of government interventions carry implications at all levels: global, national, and local. In this introduction, our team of Editors underline the importance of systematic substantive study to further knowledge acquisition, and rigorous global-, national-, or context-specific evaluation to inform evidence-based policymaking. The 12 articles summarised here capture these values and sense of "high quality". In particular, despite early considerations in the first year of the pandemic, they illuminate the need for diverse responses beyond business-as-usual, attention to the multiplicity of impact of policies formulated, and progressive strategies to counteract the impacts of this disaster around the world. The path of future research is clear: studies need to consider and give voice to marginalised groups to counteract the short- and long-term impacts of the pandemic.

AB - What is COVID-19's impact on development? What lessons can be drawn from development studies regarding the effects of and recovery from COVID-19? The unprecedented scale and scope of government interventions carry implications at all levels: global, national, and local. In this introduction, our team of Editors underline the importance of systematic substantive study to further knowledge acquisition, and rigorous global-, national-, or context-specific evaluation to inform evidence-based policymaking. The 12 articles summarised here capture these values and sense of "high quality". In particular, despite early considerations in the first year of the pandemic, they illuminate the need for diverse responses beyond business-as-usual, attention to the multiplicity of impact of policies formulated, and progressive strategies to counteract the impacts of this disaster around the world. The path of future research is clear: studies need to consider and give voice to marginalised groups to counteract the short- and long-term impacts of the pandemic.

KW - COVID-19

KW - Pandemic

KW - Development

KW - Policy

KW - Corona Virus

U2 - 10.1057/s41287-020-00334-4

DO - 10.1057/s41287-020-00334-4

M3 - Editorial

C2 - 33230373

VL - 32

SP - 1339

EP - 1352

JO - European Journal of Development Research

JF - European Journal of Development Research

SN - 0957-8811

IS - 5

ER -