The burden of COVID-19 : urgent need for social safety nets

The lockdown policies to fight COVID-19 have caused massive economic disruptions, seriously affecting poorer income groups that live on a hand-to-mouth existence. Policies to keep countries safe from pandemics must come with clear and timely social safety net programmes to protect these vulnerable g...

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Main Authors: Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P., Caballero-Anthony, Mely
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2020
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1430042020-11-01T07:04:10Z The burden of COVID-19 : urgent need for social safety nets Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P. Caballero-Anthony, Mely S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Economic development Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific The lockdown policies to fight COVID-19 have caused massive economic disruptions, seriously affecting poorer income groups that live on a hand-to-mouth existence. Policies to keep countries safe from pandemics must come with clear and timely social safety net programmes to protect these vulnerable groups. Published version 2020-07-21T02:27:54Z 2020-07-21T02:27:54Z 2020 Commentary Montesclaros, J. M. L. P., & Caballero-Anthony, M. (2020). The burden of COVID-19 : urgent need for social safety nets. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 043). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143004 en RSIS Commentaries, 043-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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Singapore
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topic Social sciences::Economic development
Country and Region Studies
East Asia and Asia Pacific
spellingShingle Social sciences::Economic development
Country and Region Studies
East Asia and Asia Pacific
Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P.
Caballero-Anthony, Mely
The burden of COVID-19 : urgent need for social safety nets
description The lockdown policies to fight COVID-19 have caused massive economic disruptions, seriously affecting poorer income groups that live on a hand-to-mouth existence. Policies to keep countries safe from pandemics must come with clear and timely social safety net programmes to protect these vulnerable groups.
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Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P.
Caballero-Anthony, Mely
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Caballero-Anthony, Mely
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title The burden of COVID-19 : urgent need for social safety nets
title_short The burden of COVID-19 : urgent need for social safety nets
title_full The burden of COVID-19 : urgent need for social safety nets
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