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Author:   Pieter Fourie ,  Guy Lamb (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781032280073

ISBN 10:   1032280077
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   28 March 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The emancipatory catastrophe we need? 2. COVID-19 in South Africa: History, impact, and government response – An overview 3. The rough and the smooth: South Africa’s uneven response to COVID-19 4. Placing the South African COVID-19 epidemic in a global context 5. Slow crises: South Africa’s governmental responses to COVID-19 in times of ‘crisis within crisis’ 6. Mobilising the public sector to combat COVID-19, and the pandemic’s effect on public sector governance 7.COVID-19 vaccines: Triumphs and tragedies 8. Police legitimacy and the SAPS’s policing of the COVID-19 pandemic 9.The role of temporary social grants in mitigating the poverty impact of COVID-19 in South Africa 10. COVID-19 and mental health well-being in South Africa: Impact, responses, and recommendations 11. New foundations: Strengthening early childhood care and education provisioning in South Africa after COVID-19 12. Tracking the pulse of the people: Support for democracy and the South African government’s response to COVID-19

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Pieter Fourie teaches Political Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He has worked in the field of Global Health since the late 1990s, including at UNAIDS and the AIDS Foundation of South Africa, and he has taught at universities in South Africa and Australia. Guy Lamb teaches Political Science at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He serves as a commissioner with the South African National Planning Commission. Between 2012 and 2020, he was the Director of the Safety and Violence Initiative at the University of Cape Town.

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