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EQUITY IN COVID-19

Mitigation and Policy Responses in Africa

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  • This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
  • Presents evidence on the inclusive nature of mitigation and policy responses, across the continent
  • Provides in-depth analysis of the state of development in Africa at the onset of the pandemic
  • The book, based on a variety of empirical data and disciplinary perspectives

Part of the book series: EADI Global Development Series (EADI)

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About this book

This Open Access edited volume presents twelve African case studies that systematically reconstruct, document and analyse how national governments and other stakeholders took equity into account in their initial policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.  At the onset of the pandemic, many African governments acted quickly to suppress the virus through various public health measures, including lockdowns, mobilizing healthcare resources and designing responses to support the economy and the population. There were, however, significant variations in the severity and type of measures taken, as well as their accessibility and impacts. Equity was not a given and, therefore, important questions have been raised about who benefitted and who were left unprotected from the interventions, particularly those designed to protect income and basic services? The book, based on a variety of empirical data and disciplinary perspectives of research teams from across the continent, examines the inclusivity of mitigation and policy responses. It situates these findings on short-term interventions and impact in debates about the longer-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of the African continent and proposes new directions for policy, research and practice in responses and interventions during crises. 

 

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. West Africa

  2. East and Southern Africa

  3. North Africa

Editors and Affiliations

  • INCLUDE Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development Policies, African Studies Centre Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Anika Altaf

  • Department of Development Studies SOAS, University of London, London, UK

    Dzodzi Tsikata

  • Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

    Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey

  • Leiden, The Netherlands

    Marleen Dekker

About the editors

Dr. Anika Altaf is executive director at INCLUDE knowledge platform for Inclusive Development Policies. Her areas of expertise are inclusive development, human wellbeing and translating research into policy and practice.

Dzodzi Tsikata is Distinguished Professor of Development Studies at SOAS, University of London, and the immediate past Director of the Institute of African Studies (IAS) at the University of Ghana. 

Dr. Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana. She is also Programme Officer at Feminist Africa at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.

Marleen Dekker is Professor of Inclusive Development in Africa at Leiden University and Director of the African Studies Centre Leiden. From 2014 to 2021, Marleen was the coordinator of the INCLUDE Secretariat.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: EQUITY IN COVID-19

  • Book Subtitle: Mitigation and Policy Responses in Africa

  • Editors: Anika Altaf, Dzodzi Tsikata, Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey, Marleen Dekker

  • Series Title: EADI Global Development Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58588-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58587-6Published: 26 September 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58590-6Due: 10 October 2025

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-58588-3Published: 25 September 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2947-8529

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-8537

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 369

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Development Studies

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