COVID-19 and public-sector capacity

COVID-19 and public-sector capacity

Abstract The paper argues that to govern a pandemic, governments require dynamic capabilities and capacity—too often missing. These include capacity to adapt and learn; capacity to align public services and citizen needs; capacity to govern resilient production systems; and capacity to govern data a...

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Published in:Oxford review of economic policy Vol. 36; no. Supplement_1; pp. S256 - S269
Main Authors: Mazzucato, Mariana, Kattel, Rainer
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: UK Oxford University Press 01-01-2020
Subjects:
COVID-19
dynamic capabilities
public sector capacity
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Summary:Abstract The paper argues that to govern a pandemic, governments require dynamic capabilities and capacity—too often missing. These include capacity to adapt and learn; capacity to align public services and citizen needs; capacity to govern resilient production systems; and capacity to govern data and digital platforms.
ISSN:0266-903X
1460-2121
DOI:10.1093/oxrep/graa031