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Between hunger and contagion: digital mediation and advocacy during the COVID-19 emergency in Delhi.

When COVID-19 struck India in March 2020 the central government announced a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the virus. In Delhi, the suspension of normal economic and social life precipitated a crisis of hunger for the thousands who depend on daily wage labour to feed their families. Many...

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Published in:Third World Quarterly Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 946 - 963
Main Authors: Webb, Martin, Khan, Aasim, Suri, Venkata Ratnadeep, Azam, Riad, Salim, Farhat
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2024
Subjects:
Delhi (India)
Public welfare
Social advocacy
Bureaucracy
Pandemics
Survival & emergency rations
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