The Timing of Implementation of Covid-19 Lockdown Policies

Does Decentralization Matter

Bibliographic Data

ID6375706
AuthorsVassilis Tselios (0000-0001-6330-7278, Panteion University)
Year2023
Volume54
Issue1
Pages34-58
Publication date2023-12-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/publius/pjad021
OpenAlexW4379984854
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited50

All countries implemented policies to mitigate the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and control fatalities from COVID-19. Although early actions were pivotal in reducing confirmed cases and deaths, the timing of the introduction of these policies differed from country to country. This article assesses and compares the behavior of various decentralized countries in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the timing of implementation of containment measures and viewing timeliness of adoption as denoting a country’s level of responsiveness to a health crisis. Using international databases, this article finds that more decentralized countries delayed the start of containment measures. This article also finds that larger and more densely populated countries were more likely to delay implementation of these policies

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Business · Containment (computer programming · Control (management · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Decentralization · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Pandemic · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Computer Science · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Medicine · Virology