Work

Emergency Responses to COVID-19 and Opportunities for Inclusive Social Policy

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This article addresses whether responses to COVID-19 created opportunities for future policy change. We explore this matter by presenting a framework rooted in political economy and the literature on pandemics. We argue that the opportunities created by emergency responses are context-specific and that narratives, policy tools, and pro-equity state actors are variables that mediate emergency responses and future opportunities. We ground our analytical contribution on the emergency cash transfers deployed during 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak in two contrasting Central American countries, Costa Rica and Guatemala. The paper promotes further policy discussion on the opportunities for progressive change in unequal contexts.

Source: Journal of Social Policy

DOI: 10.1017/s0047279424000291

Authors: Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Diego Sánchez-Ancochea

Institutions: Universidad de Costa Rica, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Social Policy and Reform Studies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, No poverty, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,450