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Unequal impacts of Covid-19 political and social consequences

Authors:
Graziella MORAES DIAS DA SILVA
2020

In the early twentieth century, epidemics were a driving force in motivating Brazilian elites to cooperate in the development of national sanitary and health policies. Today, in a political environment where issues of poverty and inequality have largely fallen off the agenda, the Covid-19 pandemic may once again offer an opportunity to foster greater investment in public services.