An Assessment of the Social Policy of the State during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Azerbaijan

Abstract

The new social and economic behavior environment in the world and in Azerbaijan emerged in connection with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 has created new challenges in providing assistance to vulnerable social groups, state support for business, and made it necessary to create additional funding for health. One of the important tasks facing governments in this regard is to protect existing jobs, prevent mass unemployment, and provide effective social protection and health services to those who have lost their jobs and the poor. The Azerbaijani government, which has been able to cope with this task, albeit partially, over the past year, has not continued any of its commitments, suspending or restricting most social protection measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic this year. In this article, we will first take a retrospective look at the measures taken last year and try to assess the current situation.