Extraordinary COVID-19 social support programs in South Africa yield economic benefits during the pandemic period
Sherwin Gabriel,
Dirk van Seventer,
Channing Arndt,
Robert J. Davies,
Laurence Harris,
Sherman Robinson and
Jenna Wilf
Chapter 24 in COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, 2022, pp 138-141 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Abstract:
Since the onset of economic downturns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have struggled with uneven recoveries across sectors, as some types of workers and industries were better able to resume their activities than others. Even in the best-case scenarios, recovery would have been precarious, but the spread of new virus variants has cast doubt on the hopes for rapid reopening and recovery, especially for low- and middle-income countries with low vaccination rates.
Keywords: value chains; agricultural products; policies; economic benefits; covid-19; health; social protection; nutrition; food security; poverty; South Africa; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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