Governmental responses to COVID-19 Pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Peci, Alketa
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Avellaneda, Claudia Nancy, Suzuki, Kohei
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração Pública
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/83138
• topic: COVID-19; comparative public administration; policy response; pandemic response; governmental strategies; COVID-19; administración pública comparada; respuesta política; respuesta a la pandemia; estrategias gubernamentales; COVID-19; administração pública comparativa; resposta política; resposta à pandemia; estratégias governamentais

In response to the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide adopted a variety of strategies that include not just preventive or mitigation strategies adopted to “flatten the curve”, but also interventions aiming to mitigate economic and social impacts of the pandemic. RAP`s special issue gathered 17 reflexive, timely and relevant contributions of different governmental approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper we highlight similarities and differences in governmental responses across countries and regions. We uncover and discuss broad themes covered in the symposium, focusing on: (a) impacts of social distancing strategies; (b) economic-relief responses; c) the role of bargaining, collaboration and coordination across levels of governance; (d) key actors and their role in the pandemic response; (e) pandemic and socio-economic inequalities; and (f) context, policy responses and effectiveness. The symposium adds to an extensive body of knowledge that has been produced on the topic of policy responses to COVID-19 pandemic offering more diverse contextual and comparative analysis.