Bargain, O., & Ulugbek, A. (2020). Poverty and Covid-19 in developing countries (Working paper). Bordeaux University. Web.
This article primarily discusses poverty and Covid-19 in developing countries. In response to the pandemic, countries recommended and enforced policies on social distancing and shelter-in-place. However, these rules were only adhered to in developed countries, but not in low-income countries. In third-world nations, a majority of the population continued to engage in income generating activities in fear of hunger and poverty exposing them to a higher risk of contracting the disease. This article will be helpful in research because it examines the trade-off between the increased risk of contracting corona virus and suffering from poverty. The authors used regional mobility of jobs and poverty in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Latin America (Bargain & Ulugbek, 2020). The degree of work mobility decreases with the intensity of poverty, and human movement differs with levels of destitution.
The way in which authors incorporated sources is instrumental in enlightening me on how to conduct intensive research in the future project. They analyzed poverty implications on the spread of Covid-19 using various data types, including google mobility index, information on poverty across diverse sources, and data on daily cases of new infections. Apart from the research coverage, the article also plays a significant role in informing readers on how to conduct and present health-related research. The article considered the translation of Covid-19 through the network of work mobility, but failed to recognize the role of personal responsibility in compliance to the policies. I will use this article to support the essay by showing that compliance with social distancing rules is significantly influenced by poverty and income levels.
Coughlin, C. G., Sandel, M., & Stewart, A. M. (2020). Homelessness, children, and Covid-19: A looming crisis. Pediatrics, 146(2). Web.
This source focuses on how COVID-19 is associated with homelessness, and the risks exposed to children in contracting the disease due to lack of shelter. Numerous changes, occurring in diverse societies in response to the pandemic, call for stay-at-home adherence, apart from social distancing to contain the pandemic. However, this is only possible if a person has a home, can afford hygiene supplies and is able to control movement. Not everyone across the world has an opportunity to work from home, stock necessities, especially food, and avoid public places and transport. The article is relevant because it explores the two sides of the pandemic; that is, how it has caused homelessness, and how lacking a residential place exposes people and the society at large to a higher risk of contracting Covid-19. I will use the article to defend the essay by portraying the relationship between the pandemic, housing and child health.
Han, J., Meyer, B. D., & Sullivan, J. X. (2020). Income and poverty in the covid-19 pandemic (Working paper). National Bureau of Economic Research.
This source examines the economic impacts of Covid-19, especially on the people, income, and poverty levels. The counter measures that were imposed by governments to reduce the spread of the pandemic affected people’s income because many employees were terminated from work due to closed markets. However, the government intervened to reduce poverty by assisting those who lost their jobs by offering unemployment insurance benefits and other programs such as Economic Impact Payments (EIP). Although the aid is unequally distributed and not all who deserve receive it, poverty level has reduced. This article is instrumental in my project because it offers a different approach on the impacts of the pandemic. I will use the article to support the essay by illustrating how poverty levels have fallen during the pandemic despite the rise in unemployment and reduction in income. This article will justify that poverty has not increased due to Covid-19, rather, it has decreased following government intervention.