Reimagining Innovation Systems in the COVID and Post-COVID World

Countries are using new technologies and innovation systems to counter the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on healthcare systems, economies, and industries. It focuses on innovation systems that address health and socioeconomic inequalities in countries such as India, Africa, Brazil, and Costa Rica. The book studies innovative interventions and community-based measures that reached many people and paved the way for policies that helped rebuild communities sustainably. It will be of interest to scholars and students of economics, political economy, health and economics, development studies, public policy, and sociology.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread devastation across healthcare systems, economies, and industries worldwide. In response, countries are implementing innovative strategies to counter its effects and rebuild social and economic institutions. This book brings together a collection of strategies for adopting new technologies and innovation systems that can revitalize communities, particularly in the Global South.

The book focuses on innovation systems that address health and socioeconomic inequalities in countries like India, Africa, Brazil, Costa Rica, and others. It explores the responses of governments, businesses, industries, and communities to the pandemic's economic and health shocks, examining how innovative interventions and community-based measures have impacted the lives of individuals from marginalized communities and low-income groups.

The chapters in this book study innovative interventions and community-based measures that reached large populations and paved the way for policies that helped rebuild communities sustainably. The volume also analyzes how these newly created and streamlined health and economic innovation systems will be carried forward in the post-COVID-19 world to address weaknesses in health and governance and address inequalities, particularly for countries in the Global South.

This book will be of interest to scholars and students of economics, political economy, health and economics, development studies, public policy, and sociology. The insights and strategies presented in this book can contribute to the ongoing efforts to combat the pandemic and build a more resilient and equitable future.

Weight: 464g
Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032633855