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The Solomon Islands' Social Policy Response to Covid-19: Between Wantok and Economic Stimulus Package
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Universität Bremen, SFB 1342 Globale Entwicklungsdynamiken von Sozialpolitik / CRC 1342 Global Dynamics of Social Policy
Abstract Solomon Islands was caught off guard when Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. Most of its initial efforts were to ensure that the deadly virus did not venture beyond its borders into the community. As a result, it has only recorded 18 border cases to date (8 February 2021). In Solomon Islands, ... view more
Solomon Islands was caught off guard when Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. Most of its initial efforts were to ensure that the deadly virus did not venture beyond its borders into the community. As a result, it has only recorded 18 border cases to date (8 February 2021). In Solomon Islands, the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was mitigated by two main sources: the community and the state. People's survival and livelihood were primarily supported by a set of relational networks made possible by customary land tenure and social capital at the local level, known as the wantok system. In addition, a plan called the Economic Stimulus Package was at the core of the government’s formal social policy response.... view less
Keywords
Melanesia; social policy; health policy; epidemic; public health; social support; social assistance; social benefits; labor market policy; financial assistance
Classification
Social Security
Economic Policy
Health Policy
Free Keywords
Pandemic; Covid-19; Corona virus; Salomonen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Bremen
Page/Pages
23 p.
Series
CRC 1342 Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series, 18
ISSN
2702-6744
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0