The MENA Region and COVID-19 : Impact, Implications and Future Prospects

The region commonly referred to as Middle East and North Africa (MENA), comprising some of the world's richest countries next to some of the world's poorest, offers excellent insights into the discriminatory consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. While in its early stage, the coronavirus was said to not discriminate between rich and poor concerning its infectiousness, its consequences differ markedly: financially sound societies can afford economic shutdowns, yet citizens in less affluent countries lack the opportunity of not going to work - if they even have the luxury" of seeing a doctor. Similarly, keeping kids out of school for months can be compensated for (at least partly) through excellent learning conditions at home, but children from families with less resources usually lack the equipment necessary. The multidisciplinary case studies collected in this edited volume reveal that the coronavirus's impact patterns are to a large extent a question of two variables: governance performance and socioeconomic potency. Therefore, while its geographic focus is on the MENA region, the book's analyses go far beyond and have implications for the comparative study of the COVID-19 pandemic and its broad impact on societies around the globe"--

Author: Zeina Hobaika, Lena-Maria M?ler, Jan Claudius V?kel

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Publication Date: Jan 29, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1032145862

ISBN-13: 9781032145860