The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality: A Global Perspective

Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	1 Introduction
	2 Comparison and Contrast with the Influenza Pandemic of 1918
	3 Focus of This Book
	Notes
	References
2 The Response of the United States to the Coronavirus Pandemic
	1 Introduction
	2 The History of the US COVID-19 Pandemic
	3 The Health Care Response
	4 Economic Impact and Response
	5 Evaluation of the Pandemic’s Effects
	Appendices
	Appendix Table 1
	Appendix Table 2
	Notes
	References
3 Inequalities Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: The Legacy of Socio-Demographic Fault Lines and Inter-Provincial Differences
	1 Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Federation with Heterogeneous Policies and Outcomes
	2 Inter-Provincial Inequalities in Health Systems Capacity
	3 Inequalities in COVID-19 Risk of Infection and Mortality
	4 Effect of COVID-19 on Socioeconomic Inequalities
	5 Mitigating Risk of Poverty Through Policy
	6 Conclusion
	References
4 COVID-19 Inequalities in Brazil: Health, Education, and Social Assistance Policies
	1 Introduction
	2 Contextualizing COVID-19 in Brazil
	3 Health
	4 Education
	5 Social Assistance
	6 Conclusion
	Notes
	References
5 The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality in Italy
	1 Introduction1
	2 The Institutional Context and Socio-Economic Inequalities Before the Pandemic Outbreak
	3 The Impact of the Pandemic
		Income Inequality, Gender Gap, Intergenerational Differences and Poverty During the Pandemic
		The Impact on Employment
		The Impact on Poverty and Social Insurance Benefits
		Measures Adopted by the Italian Government to Mitigate the Impact of the Pandemic on Employment and Socio-Economic Inequalities
		Health and Healthcare Inequality During the Pandemic
		The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Provision
		Regional Variations in Healthcare Provision and Income Inequality
			Urgent Hospitalizations
			Psychiatric Hospitalizations
			Elective Hospital (Inpatient) Admissions
			Screening
		Differences in Attitudes Towards Vaccination
	4 Conclusions
	Appendix
	Notes
	References
6 The Coronavirus Pandemic: Ethiopia
	1 Introduction
	2 Ethiopian Context
		HealthCare System
		Socioeconomic and Health Inequalities Before the Coronavirus Pandemic
	3 How the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolded and Policy Responses
	4 Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic
		Health Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic
		Economic Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic
		Educational Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic
	5 Compounding Crises
	6 Conclusion
	References
7 The Impact of COVID-19 on Household Welfare in the Comoros: The Experience of a Small Island Developing State
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
	3 Contextualization and Data Description
	4 Empirical Methodology
		Descriptive Regression Estimations
		Causal Impact Estimation: Propensity Score Matching
	5 Empirical Results
		Robustness Checks
		Extension: The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 in the Comoros
	6 Conclusions
	Appendix
	Notes
	References
8 Taiwan’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Experience and Lessons
	1 Brief History of the COVID-19 Crisis in Taiwan
		Phase I January 2020–Mid-May 2021: Calm
		Phase II Mid-May 2021–July 2021: Mini-Surge
		Phase III August 2021–April 2022: Return of Calm
		Phase IV Mid-April 2022–July 2022: Omicron Surge and Vast Majority of Cases and Deaths to Date
	2 Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response: Role of Government, the Private Sector, and the Public
		Phase I Response: Preparedness
		Phase II Response: Navigating Through a Squall
		Phase III Response: Calm Returns
		Phase IV Response: Major Policy Shift from 0-COVID to Coexist with COVID
	3 Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Taiwan’s Economy and Society
	4 Lessons from Taiwan’s Handling of the Pandemic
		Leadership, National Plan, and Early Action
		IT and Communications Infrastructure
		Solidarity and Cooperative Public
	Notes
	References
9 The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality: Australia
	1 Introduction
	2 Setting the Scene
		A Snapshot of the Australian Economy in 2019
		Economic Well-Being
		The Australian Health System
	3 Evolution of the Pandemic and Policy Reponses
		The Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic
		Fiscal Policy and the Socioeconomic Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic
		The Australian Economy in 2021
	4 Evaluating the Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic
	Notes
	References
10 Conclusion
	1 The Effect of COVID-19 on Health of Populations
		Deaths Per Million Population
		Subgroups Whose Health Has Been Most Affected by COVID-19.
	2 Controlling the Coronavirus and Mitigating Its Effects
	3 Concluding Thoughts
	Notes
	References
Index