Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania
eBook - ePub

Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania

  1. 282 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania

About this book

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.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Democracy, State Capacity and the Governance of COVID-19 in Asia-Oceania by Aurel Croissant, Olli Hellmann, Aurel Croissant,Olli Hellmann in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Asian Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. List of Contributors
  10. 1 Introduction: Democracy and State Capacity during Times of Crisis
  11. 2 Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Aggregate-Level Comparative Analysis
  12. 3 COVID-19 and Democracy: Creeping Autocratization?
  13. 4 Closing the Borders to COVID-19: Democracy, Politics and Resilience in Australia and New Zealand
  14. 5 Containing COVID-19 in South Korea and Taiwan: State Capacity and Geopolitics
  15. 6 Navigating the Early Impacts of COVID-19: South Pacific Viewpoints from Fiji and Samoa
  16. 7 The Pandemic and Competitive Authoritarianism in India
  17. 8 Economy First: Indonesia’s Calculated Underutilization of State Capacities and Democratic Resources in the Early Phase of COVID-19
  18. 9 COVID-19 in the Philippines and Cambodia: Rising Autocracy and Weak State Capacity
  19. 10 Singapore and Hong Kong: The Effect of Trust in High-Capacity Hybrid Regimes
  20. 11 Proactive Responsiveness and Institutionalization in Vietnam’s Offensive against COVID-19
  21. 12 China’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Navigating Internal and External Challenges
  22. 13 Conclusion
  23. Index