A Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru

Research suggests that the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately affected poor communities. However, relatively little is known about how this differential impact affected support for, and compliance with, COVID-19 lockdown policies. This article examines the relationship between socioeconomic ine...

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Autores principales:	Miguel Carreras, Sofia Vera, Giancarlo Visconti
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:27f829765c4b41bc85ea25706da25c942021-12-02T07:33:42ZA Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru1866-802X1868-489010.1177/1866802X211035393https://doaj.org/article/27f829765c4b41bc85ea25706da25c942021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1866802X211035393https://doaj.org/toc/1866-802Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1868-4890Research suggests that the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately affected poor communities. However, relatively little is known about how this differential impact affected support for, and compliance with, COVID-19 lockdown policies. This article examines the relationship between socioeconomic inequalities and public opinion towards COVID-19 containment measures in Peru. Despite the strict quarantine measures adopted by the government of Peru, the country struggled to contain the spread of the disease. We designed and implemented a nationally representative survey in Peru and found that economically vulnerable sectors are more likely to oppose the quarantine and are more likely to defy the stay-at-home recommendations to leave home and go to work. Our contribution highlights that poor citizens’ housing and economic conditions can explain why the poor are more likely to react negatively to COVID-19 lockdown policies.Miguel CarrerasSofia VeraGiancarlo ViscontiSAGE PublishingarticlePolitical scienceJENJournal of Politics in Latin America, Vol 13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Political science J Miguel Carreras Sofia Vera Giancarlo Visconti A Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru
description	Research suggests that the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately affected poor communities. However, relatively little is known about how this differential impact affected support for, and compliance with, COVID-19 lockdown policies. This article examines the relationship between socioeconomic inequalities and public opinion towards COVID-19 containment measures in Peru. Despite the strict quarantine measures adopted by the government of Peru, the country struggled to contain the spread of the disease. We designed and implemented a nationally representative survey in Peru and found that economically vulnerable sectors are more likely to oppose the quarantine and are more likely to defy the stay-at-home recommendations to leave home and go to work. Our contribution highlights that poor citizens’ housing and economic conditions can explain why the poor are more likely to react negatively to COVID-19 lockdown policies.
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title	A Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru
title_short	A Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru
title_full	A Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru
title_fullStr	A Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru
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A Tale of Two Pandemics: Economic Inequality and Support for Containment Measures in Peru

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