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Ghana's Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Leaving the Poorest Behind?
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Universität Bremen, SFB 1342 Globale Entwicklungsdynamiken von Sozialpolitik / CRC 1342 Global Dynamics of Social Policy
Abstract This report analyses Ghana’s policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular attention to the social sector. It highlights the various policies that were adopted to help minimise the impact of the pandemic, ranging from the provision of free/subsidised water and electricity, and the distri... mehr
This report analyses Ghana’s policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular attention to the social sector. It highlights the various policies that were adopted to help minimise the impact of the pandemic, ranging from the provision of free/subsidised water and electricity, and the distribution of food to vulnerable groups during the partial lockdown of the country. The report argues that whilst these social interventions were useful in mitigating the hardships posed by the pandemic, their overall impact was undermined by a number of factors, including the lack of a reliable database on the poor and vulnerable, ineffective targeting mechanisms, and the politicisation of the distribution of benefits.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Ghana; Sozialpolitik; Gesundheitspolitik; Epidemie; Public Health; soziale Unterstützung; Sozialhilfe; Sozialleistung; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Finanzhilfe; Westafrika
Klassifikation
Gesundheitspolitik
soziale Sicherung
Freie Schlagwörter
Pandemie; Covid-19; Corona virus
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Erscheinungsort
Bremen
Seitenangabe
11 S.
Schriftenreihe
CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, 31
ISSN
2702-6744
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 3.0