{"product_id":"9789811652875","title":"COVID in the Islands: A comparative perspective on the Caribbean and the Pacific","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCOVID in the Islands: A comparative perspective on the Caribbean and the Pacific\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCampbell, Yonique; Connell, John\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-10-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789811652875\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-16-5285-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 538.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523012096140,"sku":"9789811652875","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789811652875.jpg?v=1758719836","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789811652875","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}