The Development Impacts of COVID-19 at Home and Abroad: Politics and Implications of Government Action

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftLederfagfællebedømt

  • Spencer Henson
  • Uma Kambhampati
  • Tewodaj Mogues
  • Wendy Olsen
  • Martin Prowse
  • Raul Ramos
  • Rand, John
  • Rasjah Rasiah
  • Keetie Roelen
  • Rebecca Tiessen
  • O. Fiona Yap

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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftEuropean Journal of Development Research
Vol/bind32
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)1339-1352
Antal sider14
ISSN0957-8811
DOI
StatusUdgivet - dec. 2020

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