by admin | Jul 16, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Jibrin Ibrahim The disease, Covid-19, hit the world with a bang and one clear message. Neither ideology nor political system would determine the impact of the disease. Covid-19 is a litmus test for all governments on two issues – governance capacity and...
by admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Harry Brown Araúz 1.Panamá antes del Covid: crecimiento económico, desigualdad y exclusión política. Como en el famoso cuento de Hans Christian Andersen, en el que la mirada inocente de un niño develó una vergonzosa situación que siendo evidente era...
by admin | Jul 9, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Sophia Moestrup At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, there was widespread concern that Sub-Saharan Africa’s weak health care systems would not withstand the onslaught of sickened patients. Observers also worried that fragile democratic systems would be no...
by admin | Jul 7, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Leiv Marsteintredet In March of this year Norway was hit not by one, but by two simultaneous crises. First of all, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the most intrusive measures by any government since World War II and to the almost complete close-down of the country...
by admin | Jul 2, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Ilka Treminio Sánchez Contexto La pandemia del COVID-19 llegó a Costa Rica con un primer caso detectado el 6 de marzo de 2020. El presidente de la República, Carlos Alvarado, se encontraba a las puertas de cumplir su segundo año de mandato tras ganar en segunda...
