COVID-19, Inequality, and Social Stratification in Africa

Franklin  Obeng-Odoom

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Sep 24, 2022

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Global Health Crisis, Africa, Inequality, Social Stratification

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2020)

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Franklin Obeng-Odoom

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The global health emergency reflects systemic global inequalities central to which is social stratification in Africa. While existing analyses frame Africa as needy of global ‘help’, this editorial argues that whether in terms of the economics of inequality, pandemics, or recovery, Africa can teach the rest of the world key lessons.

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