ISBN:
9789811652851
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (553 pages)
Parallel Title:
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DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Human geography
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Geography
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Economic development
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: COVID-19 and Small Island States -- Public Health -- Economies in Crisis -- Tourism -- Beyond Tourism -- Employment -- Remittances -- At Home: Back to Basics? -- Social Lives, Social Worlds -- Public Policy: Assistance from Afar -- The Diversity of SIDS -- References -- Chapter 2: Public Health and Political Imperatives: Balancing Lives, Livelihoods, and Democracy in Jamaica's COVID-19 Experience -- Introduction -- Lives -- Livelihoods -- Politics in a Pandemic -- Infections Surge, Restrictions Relax -- No Playbook -- Chapter 3: COVID-19 in Pacific Islands People of Aotearoa/New Zealand: Communities Taking Control -- Introduction -- Pacific Islands People of Aotearoa/New Zealand -- Socio-Economic Determinants of Health -- COVID-19 in Aotearoa/New Zealand -- The Auckland August Cluster -- Pacific Communities Respond -- Looking to the Future -- References -- Chapter 4: Coronavirus and CARICOM: The Benefit of a Regional University in a Coherent Pandemic Response -- Introduction -- CARICOM and UWI: Regional Partners in Perpetuity -- Zika: Practice Makes Perfect -- Laboratories as Lynchpin -- The UWI COVID-19 Task Force: Informing the Caribbean's Response -- Recapitulating the WHO's Health Systems Framework in a Regional Pandemic Response -- References -- Chapter 5: Caribbean Economies and COVID-19: Impact and Prospects for 2021 and Beyond -- Introduction -- Economic Context of the Caribbean -- Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Caribbean -- Economic Support from the International Community -- Policy Recommendations and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 6: Did French Polynesia Cope with COVID-19? Intrinsic Vulnerabilities and Decreased Resilience -- Introduction -- The Idea of Vulnerability -- Vulnerabilities in French Polynesia.
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