Abstract
This paper examines the response of the Government of Bangladesh to COVID-19 from a political economy lens. We argue that the support package implemented by the government had a distinct bias that went against the interests of the poorer segments of the society but conformed neatly with the government’s quest for political legitimacy. Our analysis finds that the economic support package designed and implemented by the government was heavily biased toward growth-orientation to the relative neglect of protection-orientation, with seriously adverse consequences for the well-being of the people and the bias resides in the realm of political economy of governance.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Asian and African Studies |
| Early online date | 21 Aug 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 30 Dec 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2024.
Funding
The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Keywords
- COVID-19
- Bangladesh
- Political Economy
- Social Security
- Economic Growth
- social security
- economic growth
- political economy
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