COVID in the Islands: A comparative perspective on the Caribbean and the Pacific EPUB
Edited by Yonique Campbell, John Connell
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This book provides the first wide-ranging account of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in two contrasting island regions - the Caribbean and the Pacific - and in several islands and island states.
It traces the complexity of effects and responses, at different scales, through the first critical year.
Written by a range of scholars and practitioners working in the region the book focuses on six key themes: public health; the economies (notably the collapse of tourism, the revival of local agriculture and fishing, and the rebirth of self-reliance, and even barter); the rescue by remittances; social tensions and responses; public policy; and future 'bubbles' and regional connections.
Even with marine borders that excluded the virus all island states were affected by COVID-19 because of a considerable dependence on tourism - prompting urgent challenges for governance, economic management and development, as small states sought to balance lives against livelihoods in search of revitalisation or even a 'new normal'.
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- Publisher:Springer Nature Singapore
- Publication Date:29/10/2021
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- ISBN:9789811652851
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Springer Nature Singapore
- Publication Date:29/10/2021
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- ISBN:9789811652851