Socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, policy responses and the missing middle in South Asia

This report documents the ongoing policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis in South Asia and lessons that can be drawn for the future of social protection in the region. It discusses the epidemiological evolution of the disease and the containment measures adopted, the channels through which the pand...

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Autor: (IPC-IG), International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
Formato: informe técnico
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15737
Acesso em linha:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15737
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:social protection
COVID-19
missing middle
Sustainable Development Goals
South Asia
Descrição
Resumo:This report documents the ongoing policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis in South Asia and lessons that can be drawn for the future of social protection in the region. It discusses the epidemiological evolution of the disease and the containment measures adopted, the channels through which the pandemic and containment measures affect the economy and livelihoods and the monetary and fiscal responses enacted by governments in the region, focused on how social protection systems have adapted and expanded to respond to the pandemic, highlighting the challenges involved in reaching the 'missing middle': workers covered neither by social assistance nor by social insurance