Inequality and Governance in an Uncertain World - Perspectives on Democratic & Autocratic Governments

The pandemic exposed long-standing and inherent inequities in societies and opened old wounds of discrimination, dissent, and division. Governance in such uncertain times need to focus on the short-term needs but cannot lose sight of the longer-term impact of structural inequalities and cultural and social fissures embedded in political systems.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Politics, Governance, and the Politics of Inequality: A Focus on Nigeria: Julius O. Adekunle
Chapter 2: The Middle East and North Africa: A Region of Inequalities: Saliba Sarsar
Chapter 3: Persistent Gender-Based Social and Economic Inequalities in India: Abha S. Sood
Chapter 4: Growing Inequality and Problems of Governance: Threats to Democracy and Human Security in Bangladesh: Golam Mathbor
Chapter 5: The Expansion of Governmental Control in China Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Peter W. Liu
Chapter 6: Strongman on a Tightrope: Achievements and Failures of Putin's Autocracy in Russia: Thomas S. Pearson
Chapter 7: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Choices in Eastern Europe: Kevin L. Dooley
Chapter 8: The Pandemic, Politics, and Populism in Three Western European Democracies:
A Comparative Analysis of Britain, France, and Italy: Kenneth L. Campbell
Chapter 9: 'Speech Now' But Not with a Bullhorn: Political Misinformation in the Age of Super PACs: Joseph N. Patten
Chapter 10: Guided by the Light of Freedom: Black Women's 100 Year Struggle for the Ballot, 1865-1965: Hettie V. Williams and Denis Long
Chapter 11: Coloniality and COVID-19 in Mexico: Manuel Chávez
Chapter 12: Inequality and Governance Across World Regions: A Concluding Perspective: Stephen J. Chapman

About the author

Edited by Rekha Datta and Saliba Sarsar - Contributions by Julius O. Adekunle; Kenneth Campbell; Stephen J. Chapman; Manuel Chävez; Kevin L. Dooley; Peter Liu; Denis Long; Golam M. Mathbor; Joseph N Patten; Thomas S. Pearson; Abha S. Sood; Hettie V. Will

Product details

• Authors: Rekha Sarsar Datta
• Assisted by: Rekha Datta (Editor), Datta Rekha (Editor), Saliba Sarsar (Editor), Sarsar Saliba (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2023
• EAN: 9781666921441
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-144-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, International Relations, Political structures: democracy, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights