How States Respond to Crisis
We expect the state to matter in times of crisis, and for more ‘capable’ or ‘stronger’ states to better provide for and protect their populations. But how is it, precisely, that the quality of the state matters? This volume speaks to this question through comparative study of how diverse states in t...
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| description | We expect the state to matter in times of crisis, and for more ‘capable’ or ‘stronger’ states to better provide for and protect their populations. But how is it, precisely, that the quality of the state matters? This volume speaks to this question through comparative study of how diverse states in the Global South responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest global crisis in recent memory. Bringing together insights from quantitative cross-country analysis and detailed country case studies, this volume analyses the ways in which the quality of the state—in terms of its capacity, authority, and legitimacy—affected pandemic governance and health outcomes. Overall, while the significance of state capacity to deliver public services in effective pandemic response is clear, so too is striking variation among states lacking ‘strong’ capacity. State legitimacy and authority shed light on this variation, linked in particular to the degree to which governments’ responses were evidence-based versus politically driven, and the tenor of citizen compliance with and government enforcement of public health regulations. Seven case study chapters authored by leading scholars of each country provide deep and specific insight into these relationships in Bolivia, Ghana, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Extending beyond a literature on the state based heavily on the study of Global North contexts, this volume sheds new light on the nature of the state and its role in crisis response and development. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1591182025-05-07T07:14:34Z How States Respond to Crisis Gisselquist, Rachel Vaccaro, Andrea the state state capacity crisis response pandemic COVID-19 Global South We expect the state to matter in times of crisis, and for more ‘capable’ or ‘stronger’ states to better provide for and protect their populations. But how is it, precisely, that the quality of the state matters? This volume speaks to this question through comparative study of how diverse states in the Global South responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest global crisis in recent memory. Bringing together insights from quantitative cross-country analysis and detailed country case studies, this volume analyses the ways in which the quality of the state—in terms of its capacity, authority, and legitimacy—affected pandemic governance and health outcomes. Overall, while the significance of state capacity to deliver public services in effective pandemic response is clear, so too is striking variation among states lacking ‘strong’ capacity. State legitimacy and authority shed light on this variation, linked in particular to the degree to which governments’ responses were evidence-based versus politically driven, and the tenor of citizen compliance with and government enforcement of public health regulations. Seven case study chapters authored by leading scholars of each country provide deep and specific insight into these relationships in Bolivia, Ghana, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Extending beyond a literature on the state based heavily on the study of Global North contexts, this volume sheds new light on the nature of the state and its role in crisis response and development. 2025-05-07T07:14:33Z 2025-05-07T07:14:33Z 2025-05-06T12:18:44Z 2025 book ONIX_20250506_9780198907206_2 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/101328 9780198907206 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159118 eng WIDER Studies in Development Economics open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/101328/1/9780198907213_WEB.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/9780198907237.001.0001 10.1093/9780198907237.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 UNU WIDER c9be6ad3-6692-452d-a1f3-a3e6c74f0fe2 9780198907206 240 Oxford [...] open access |
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