Aniket, K;
Chowdhury, R;
(2020)
The Tale of two Crises in the Time of Covid-19.
(Munich Personal RePEc Archive
106716).
Munich Personal RePEc Archive: Munich, Germany.
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Abstract
We document the challenges faced by a sub-district called Phulbari in Bangladesh during Covid-19 lockdown. We do so using a series of 24 interviews with a wide range of individuals conducted during May 2020. What emerges is a picture of an under-resourced local administra- tion trying their best to cope with the situation. The local administration’s efforts have been complemented by efforts of the civil society. While social distancing policies have potentially helped prevent a Covid-19 outbreak, it has created an economic crisis in its wake. We suggest some specific policy proposals that can help alleviate the economic crisis without risking an outbreak.
| Type: | Working / discussion paper |
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| Title: | The Tale of two Crises in the Time of Covid-19 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/106716 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Covid-19, Economic Development, Governance, Social Norms, Poverty, Pandemic |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett Sch of Const and Proj Mgt |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125056 |
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