Friday, October 15, 2021
While social protection programmes in India have helped reduce poverty significantly, they are not without their problems. COVID-19 reversed the gains and has plunged millions into further poverty, disrupting the informal economy, and hitting migrant...
Monday, October 11, 2021
With India performing dismally in the domain of care work, and the pandemic having worsened the care crisis due to school and child care centre closures, along with mounting domestic work, it is imperative for policy responses to recognise and address...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Across Africa, states have adapted or expanded social protection measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These interventions provide valuable policy lessons and political opportunities to reimagine the social contract on the continent.
The...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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This blog is part of a Better Assistance in Crises Research programme series exploring the implications of...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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Despite constituting almost half of the qualified health workforce in India, female health workers face a...
Friday, May 28, 2021
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This blog focuses on two MUVA projects still in operation at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. These two...
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Possibly even more than a public health crisis, Covid-19 is an economic crisis manifested most severely in the labour market. In the face of the pandemic, the structure of the labour market typifies the extreme vulnerability of workers in India. With...
Thursday, March 18, 2021
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The immediate adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown was visibly greater for migrant...
Thursday, March 18, 2021
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Household incomes in Ecuador were badly hit by the pandemic, despite the government’s emergency grant...
Thursday, February 4, 2021
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COVID-19 has hit Latin America hard on the health, economic, and social fronts. Week after week, Brazil,...
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