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Book SynopsisThis book brings a much-needed re-examination of the concepts of social fairness and justice in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Through careful analysis of issues as diverse as the allocation of vaccines through the global system COVAX, women and gender, migrants and refugees, the environment, and social justice, the authors bring novel perspectives on openness, freedom, and well-being. This ambitious collection combines political, economic, historical, philosophical, and cultural analyses to examine whether it is possible to envision a “fair society” after the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Multi-layered and multi-dimensional viewpoints towards a Fair SocietyPart I Global perspectiveChapter 2 Fairness in the Global Allocation System for the COVID-19 Vaccine COVAX: Limits to Affected Parties’ Participation in Decision-MakingChapter 3 Environment and Economy after COVID-19: Focusing on Global Warming IssuesChapter 4 An Investigation Through Philosophy and Case Studies on Regional Integration, Migrants and Refugees, and the COVID-19 CrisisChapter 5 Challenges and Possibilities for Global Economic Cooperation after COVID-19 – Focus on East Asia.- Part II Regional FocusChapter 6 Social Justice and the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis in European CountriesChapter 7 Well-being and Fairness in the COVID-19 Crisis in Japan: Insights from Positive Political PsychologyChapter 8 COVID-19 Policy Response and Citizens’ Well-Being in AustraliaChapter 9 Mexico facing the COVID-19 pandemic: ineffective societal and governmental responses in a country with a high level of socioeconomic inequality and a precarious health systemChapter 10 APEC’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis and Social JusticePart III Thematic issues.- Chapter 11 COVID-19 and its impact on Women and GenderChapter 12 Modern Japanese Literature and Infectious Diseases: Representations of Infectious Diseases and Social Justice in Literary WorksInterim Conclusion
