Governmental financial resilience during pandemics
The case of West Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20201696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob Agyemang (0000-0002-3502-9968, University of Essex), John Azure (0000-0002-7256-6623, University of Essex), Danson Kimani (0000-0002-8267-4150, University of York), Thankom Arun (0000-0002-2552-0462, University of Essex) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 385-414 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jpbafm-03-2021-0063 |
| OpenAlex | W4386268251 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 61 |
Purpose The paper examines financial resilience responses/capacities of governments from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ghana in relation to COVID-19. It highlights the governments’ fiscal, budgetary and actions as either anticipatory or coping mechanisms towards the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Multiple case studies and secondary data were used, including official government documentation/records, expert views, policy publications by supranational organisations and international financial institutions and media reports. Textual analysis was conducted to evaluate the case countries’ resilience. Findings The paper highlights how governmental budgetary initiatives, including repurposing the manufacturing sector, can sustain businesses, aid social interventions and reduce vulnerability during health crises. In addition, the paper highlights that external borrowing continues to be indispensable in the financial and budgetary initiatives of the case countries. The paper finds that lessons learnt from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa within the last decade have shaped the anticipatory resilience capacities of the case countries against COVID-19. Originality/value The paper uses the notion of resilience, the dimensions of the resilience framework and the resource-based view (RBV) theory to unearth resilience patterns. This sort of combined approach is new to financial resilience studies
Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Sierra leone · Community Development and Social Impact · Medicine · Public-Private Partnership Projects · Regional resilience and development · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |