Covid-19 Pandemic

Introductory and Overarching Theory Part.- Introduction.- The Global Inequality Explosion Caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic.- Theme Chapters on Social Problems Raised by the Pandemic.- Socio-Economic and Geographic Inequality of Effects of the Pandemic.- Failure of Government Response to Ethnic Minorities: The Case of Australian Aboriginal Communities.- Aging and Long-Term Care Problems During the Pandemic.- Economic Problems Caused by the Pandemic-The Case of a Developing Country: India.- Comparing Social Policy Responses Between Separate Crises: Taking the Case of Indonesia.- Country Case Study Chapters on the Pandemic Itself (With an Additional Focal Point One Particular Social Problem).- The Pandemic in the United Kingdom: With Special Reference to Rising Mental Health Problems.- The Pandemic in the United States: With Special Reference to Rising 'Deaths of Despair'.- The Pandemic in Australia: With Special Reference to Suicide in Aboriginal Communities.- The Pandemic in Mainland China: With Special Reference to Rising Relative Poverty.- The Pandemic in Taiwan: With Special Reference to Elderly People's Problems.- The Pandemic in Thailand: With Special Reference to Informal Workers' Problems.- The Pandemic in Brazil: With Special Reference to Unemployment.- The Pandemic in Spain: With Special Reference to Child Depriviation.- The Pandemic in Italy: With Special Reference to Women's and Families' Conditions.- The Pandemic in Greece: With Special Reference to Women's Employment.- The Pandemic in Austria: With Special Reference to Migrant Care Workers' Problems.- Concluding Part.- Conclusions.