Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania (Routledge Studies on Comparative Asian Politics)

Synopsis

This book examines the public health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia-Oceania region and their implications for democratic backsliding in the period January 2020 to mid-2021. The contributions discuss three key questions: How did political institutions in Asia-Oceania create incentives for effective public health responses to the COVID-19 outbreak? How did state capacities enhance governments’ ability to implement public health responses? How have governance responses affected the democratic quality of political institutions and processes? Together, the analyses reveal the extent to which institutions prompted an effective public health response and highlights that a high-capacity state was not a necessary condition for containing the spread of COVID-19 during the early phase of the pandemic. By combining quantitative and qualitative analyses, the volume also shows that the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of democratic institutions has been uneven across Asia-Oceania. Guided by a comprehensive theoretical framework, this will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of political science, policy studies, public health and Asian studies.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

282 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000867404

Related ISBNs:

9781032423654, 9781003362456, 9781032423661

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/07/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Aurel Croissant and Olli Hellmann

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Australiana, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Aurel Croissant

Edited by:

Olli Hellmann