num_pages: 328
description: As COVID-19 made inroads in the United States in spring 2020 a common refrain rose above the Were all in this together. However the full picture was far more complicatedand far less equitable. Black and Latinx populations suffered illnesses outbreaks and deaths at much higher rates than the general populace. Those working in low-paid jobs and those living in confined housing or communities already disproportionately beset by health problems were particularly vulnerable. The contributors to The Pandemic Divide explain how these and other racial disparities came to the forefront in 2020. They explore COVID-19s impact on multiple arenas of daily lifeincluding wealth health housing employment and educationwhile highlighting what steps could have been taken to mitigate the full force of the pandemic. Most crucially the contributors offer concrete public policy solutions that would allow the nation to respond effectively to future crises and improve the long-term well-being of all Americans.Contributors. Fenaba Addo Steve Amendum Leslie Babinski Sandra Barnes Mary T. Bassett Keisha Bentley-Edwards Kisha Daniels William A. Darity Jr. Melania DiPietro Jane Dokko Fiona Greig Adam Hollowell Lucas Hubbard Damon Jones Steve Knotek Arvind Krishnamurthy Henry Clay McKoy Jr. N. Joyce Payne Erica Phillips Eugene Richardson Paul Robbins Jung Sakong Marta Snchez Melissa Scott Kristen Stephens Joe Trotter Chris Wheat Gwendolyn L. Wright
language: English
title: The Pandemic Divide: How COVID Increased Inequality in America
publisher: Duke University Press Books