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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: The Coronavirus Pandemic and Its Effect on Low Income Countries and Global Development with Amanda Glassman
Description: The coronavirus pandemic could have major implications for international development. As of now, most of the countries that have been hit hardest by COVID-19 are higher income countries; places like Italy, South Korea, and the United States. Low income countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, have not yet recorded significant clusters of the coronavirus -- but the economic consequences of the virus are being felt around the world. How can low income countries -- including those that have been the focus of major economic and social development efforts, often backed by international institutions like the Wo...