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The case study Racism and the Political Economy of COVID-19: Will We Continue to Resurrect the Past? It was utilized for this discussion. The case study, written by Zinzi Bailey and J. Robin Moon, dives into the health crisis that Covid-19 brought, explicitly focusing on the Bronx, NY. Bailey and Moon’s point of focus is to illustrate the disparities in areas of color regarding the treatment and deaths of those inflicted with Covid-19. The article utilizes the Bronx as a backdrop to showcase the history of racial infrastructure issues and a continuation of what is referred to as a “devaluation of brown and black lives” (Bailey and Moon, 2020). Understanding the moral implications and ethical ones in this case study will be the focus of this discussion. As with any public policy made, and in the public administration field, there are always those that will not benefit from everything. But when we think this way, we also allow this to be applied to negatives. Healthcare is one of those topics that is heavily debated within public administration. According to Schafritz and Hyde (2017), “Administrative efficiency is supposed to increase with an increase in specialization.” The U.S. Government utilized the CDC to research and combated everything Covid-19 related. The rollout of information was not readily available, and the resources were not reaching those areas that are considered urban and low- income. 2/3 of the deaths of Americans from Covid-19 were African-Americans (Pollock, 2020). Knowing that this was happening and still not supplying these areas with what they needed was completely unethical on a larger scale. Covid-19 inequalities were due to race but “are the result of structural racism and social inequalities embedded within the economic, political, education, health care, criminal justice, and other systems and social structures in the United States” (Albert et al., 2020, p. 923). This is the point that Bailey and Moon attempted to convey in their case study. The pandemic highlights an infrastructure issue plaguing the minority communities for decades. It took a significant healthcare crisis for the country to truly see the inequalities that have plagued people of color, in majorly minority communities. The fact that people of color were dying at higher rates was said to be because of the many different diseases that are more prominent in minorities, but research and statistics found that to be false (Albert et al., 2020, p. 922). Why would the government haphazardly give out incorrect information? It does not only fail at good governance for all citizens but is an unethical stain on the government’s reputation. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 1 Timothy 2:1-2
References Alberti, P. M., Lantz, P. M., & Wilkins, C. H. (2020). Equitable pandemic preparedness and rapid response: Lessons from COVID-19 for pandemic health equity. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law , 45 (6), 921-935. https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-8641469 Bailey, Z. D., & Moon, J. R. (2020). Racism and the political economy of COVID-19: Will we continue to resurrect the past? Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law , 45 (6), 937- 950. https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-8641481 Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. 1995, 2020. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation. Pollack, H. A. (2020). Disaster preparedness and social justice in a public health emergency. Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law , 45 (6), 907- 920. https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-8641457 Shafritz, J. M., & Hyde, A. C. (2016). Classics of public administration (8 th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage: 9781305639034.
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