Social Policy Responses to Covid-19 in the Global South: Evidence from 36 Countries
Social Policy Responses to Covid-19 in the Global South: Evidence from 36 Countries
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DOI：
10.1017/s1474746422000264
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发表时间：
2022-07-07
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Dorlach, Tim
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作者：
Dorlach, Tim
Covid-19 大流行促使世界各地采取了多种社会政策应对措施。本文介绍了对全球南方国家早期 Covid-19 社会政策反应的 36 份深入国家报告进行荟萃分析的结果。分析显示，大流行早期阶段的社会政策反应主要集中在扩大临时和有针对性的福利上。在政策领域，除了劳动力市场和社会救助措施外，非常规社会政策工具也是重点。发展中经济体的社会政策反应往往很初级，侧重于现金转移和粮食救济，并严重依赖外部资金。相比之下，许多新兴经济体推出了更广泛的社会政策，并且对外部支持的依赖较少。
The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted manifold social policy responses all around the world. This article presents the findings of a meta-analysis of thirty-six in-depth country reports on early Covid-19 social policy responses in the Global South. The analysis shows that social policy responses during the early phase of the pandemic have been predominantly focused on expanding temporary and targeted benefits. In terms of policy areas, next to labour market and social assistance measures, the focus has also been on unconventional social policy instruments. The social policy responses of developing economies were often rudimentary, focusing on cash transfers and food relief, and heavily relied on external funding. In contrast, many emerging economies introduced a much broader array of social policies and were less reliant on external support.