2021/03/04 by Sue Farran, Rhona Smith
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics #Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
paper · doi:10.1080/00358533.2021.1904593
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The coronavirus pandemic has required those that are most vulnerable to protect themselves as best they can. This includes vulnerable states, among which are the island states of the Pacific, where resources to fight the pandemic are severely limited. Recognising the need to act quickly, Pacific island states closed borders, restricted travel and implemented ostensibly draconian measures. Examining some of these measures in the context of the countries in which they were applied and the extent to which the curtailment of human rights was justified and accepted by those who were subject to these restrictions, we focus on four strengths of these states: faith, capacity, collaboration and community.