COVID in the islands : a comparative perspective on the Caribbean and the Pacific
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COVID in the islands : a comparative perspective on the Caribbean and the Pacific
Palgrave Macmillan, c2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This book provides the first wide-ranging account of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in two contrasting island regions - the Caribbean and the Pacific - and in several islands and island states. It traces the complexity of effects and responses, at different scales, through the first critical year. Written by a range of scholars and practitioners working in the region the book focuses on six key themes: public health; the economies (notably the collapse of tourism, the revival of local agriculture and fishing, and the rebirth of self-reliance, and even barter); the rescue by remittances; social tensions and responses; public policy; and future 'bubbles' and regional connections. Even with marine borders that excluded the virus all island states were affected by COVID-19 because of a considerable dependence on tourism - prompting urgent challenges for governance, economic management and development, as small states sought to balance lives against livelihoods in search of revitalisation or even a 'new normal'.
Table of Contents
Introduction: COVID-19 and Small Island States.- Public Health and Political Imperatives: Balancing Lives, Livelihoods, and Democracy in Jamaica's COVID-19 Experience.- COVID-19 in Pacific Islands People of Aotearoa/New Zealand: Communities Taking Control.- Coronavirus and CARICOM: The Benefit of a Regional University in a Coherent Pandemic Response.- Caribbean Economies and COVID-19: Impact and Prospects for 2021 and beyond.- Did French Polynesia cope with COVID-19? Intrinsic Vulnerabilities and Decreased Resilience.- A Magnifying Glass for Local Political and Economic Issues.- Double Jeopardy: Distance and Decentralisation in Tuvalu.- Learning from the Past? Sovereign Space and Recreating Self-Reliance in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia.- Healthcare Denied? COVID-19 and Kiribati's Shrinking Transnational Space.- Small and Isolated Vava'u, Tonga: From Weakness to Strength during COVID-19?.- Tourism Policy Within a Pandemic: The Case of Bahamas.- An Industry in Crisis: How Vanuatu's Tourism sector is Building for Economic Recovery.- Vaccination for Vacation: Assessing the Resilience of the Jamaican Hospitality Industry in a Pandemic.- Tourism in a World of Disorder: A Return to the Vanua and Kinship with Nature in Fiji.- COVID-19 and Transnational Remittances in Samoa: Maintaining Family Ties in the Face of Crisis.- Pacific Labour Mobility on Pause: the consequences of temporary immobility during the COVID-19 pandemic.- From Face to Face to Meeting in Space: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Events Industry in Trinidad and Tobago.- Challenging the idea of work: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the future of work, health and well-being of the Jamaican workforce.- COVID-19 and Food Security in Fiji's Urban Areas: The Rise of Urban Farming and Home Gardening as a 'New Way of Life'.- Catching fish in COVID-19 currents: food security and governance in rural communities in Solomon Islands.- Of Isolation and Atolls: Coping with COVID-19 in Manus, Papua New Guinea.- COVID-19: The impact of a complex disaster on household food security in Caribbean SIDS.- God and the Virus in Papua New Guinea: Outsourcing Risk, Living with Uncertainty and (Re)creating a Niupela Pasin.- Igat wei bilong lukautim mipela yet istap (We can look after ourselves):Community-based Organisations Responding to COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea.- Safeguarding Human Rights in a Global Pandemic: Reflections on the Caribbean's Response to COVID-19.- To Comply or not to Comply. State Resistance and Exceptions to COVID-19 Rules and Regulations.- Towards a resilient, inclusive and green recovery in the Caribbean.- Aftermath: Towards a 'New Normal'.
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